New Tariffs Hit Trumpets, Safes, and Fire Extinguishers—Yes, Really
Published Date: 8/6/2026
Notice
Summary
This notice requests public comments on a proposal to include 14 additional derivative articles within the scope of the Section 232 duties on steel, aluminum, and copper: aluminum powder; brass-wind musical instruments and their parts and accessories; parts of welding machines and apparatus; floor safes; certain electric conductor cables; fire extinguishers; parts of heat exchange units; parts of certain hydraulic engines and motors; certain self-propelled cranes, mobile lifting frames, and straddle carriers; tanker trailers and semi- trailers; self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes; certain other trailers and semi-trailers; and certain filled steel containers.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Many Derivative Imports Face 25% Tariff
Commerce proposes to include multiple derivative articles (for example, aluminum powder; brass-wind instruments and parts; parts of welding machines; floor safes; certain electric conductor cables; fire extinguishers; parts of heat exchange units; parts of certain hydraulic engines and motors; certain trailers and semi-trailers) within Section 232 tariffs so that those products would generally be subject to a 25 percent tariff under clause (3) of Proclamation 11021. If finalized, importers of these listed products would face a 25% duty on the applicable goods.
Mobile Industrial Equipment Tariff Treatment
Commerce proposes that certain mobile industrial equipment (mobile lifting frames on tires and straddle carriers; other self-propelled cranes and mobile lifting frames) would be subject to the rates of duty prescribed in clauses (2) and (3) of Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026 because they are a type of mobile industrial equipment. Importers of those specific equipment types would face the tariff rates set in Proclamation 11032.
Agricultural Trailers Face 15% Tariff
Commerce proposes that self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes (HTSUS 8716.20.00) would generally be subject to a 15 percent tariff under clause (5) of Proclamation 11021 because they are a type of agricultural equipment. Importers of these agricultural trailers would face a 15% duty if included.
Filled Steel Containers Subject to 50% Tariff (Container Value Only)
Commerce proposes that filled steel containers for certain chemicals—propane (HTSUS 2711.12.0020), oxygen (HTSUS 2804.40.0000), and propene (HTSUS 2901.22.0000)—would generally be subject to a 50 percent tariff under clause (2) of Proclamation 11021, but the tariff would apply only to the value of the metal container and not to the value of the filled container's contents. Importers of these filled steel containers would therefore pay a 50% duty on the container portion of the import value.
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