Proclamation 11032 Adjusts Aluminum, Steel and Copper Tariffs: Farm Equipment and Residential HVAC Get Temporary 15% Rate, U.S. Metal Threshold Cut to 85%
President Donald J. Trump signed Proclamation 11032 in Washington on June 1, 2026, further adjusting the tariff regimes for imports of aluminum, steel and copper into the United States. The proclamation builds on the Section 232 metal tariff framework set by Proclamation 11021 of April 2, 2026, under which products made of those metals face a 50 percent duty, derivative products predominantly composed of those metals face 25 percent, and a subset of derivative products, namely fixed industrial machinery and power equipment, face a temporarily reduced 15 percent. The new adjustments apply to goods entered for consumption on or after June 8, 2026.
The proclamation expands the temporarily reduced 15 percent category to include agricultural equipment and certain heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and components that are predominantly for residential use. It notes that American farmers use agricultural equipment to produce the food the nation relies on, that construction equipment is essential to reindustrialization, and that material-handling equipment enables industrial logistics and factory operations, and it adopts the Secretary of Commerce's recommendation for a temporary modification for these products.
For mobile industrial equipment and machinery listed in a new annex, the proclamation sets a general rate of 25 percent from June 8, 2026 through December 31, 2027. For products of listed economies including Argentina, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and European Union member nations, the combined duty is capped under a formula tied to the product's current Column 1 rate at 15 percent; derivative articles whose metal content was entirely smelted and cast, or melted and poured, in the United States qualify for a 10 percent rate; and qualifying Canada and Mexico products under the USMCA are charged 25 percent only on their non-U.S. content, with a total effective duty of no less than 15 percent.
The proclamation also brings aluminum lithographic plates and steel racks within derivative product coverage, and permanently lowers the threshold for an imported product to qualify as made entirely from American aluminum, steel or copper from 95 percent to 85 percent by weight, with qualifying products eligible for the 10 percent rate. The Secretary of Commerce will continue to monitor imports of metal products and review the tariff regimes with the U.S. Trade Representative.
Related: Trump Signs Proclamation 11012 Imposing a 10 Percent Temporary Import Surcharge for 150 Days
Source: The White House
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