On April 2, 2025, the Trump administration leveraged the authority granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose reciprocal tariffs on imported goods. View the Executive Order HERE . Starting April 5, these tariffs will apply to all imported goods, except those already in transit, and will add to any existing duties or tariffs. The administration specified an ad valorem rate of 10% and varying tariff rates for goods from specific countries, included in Annex-I, which will be enforced from April 9 onwards. Exceptions to these tariffs include information materials, humanitarian donations, and certain categories like steel and aluminum subject to Section 232 tariffs. Additionally, goods from Russia, Belarus, North Korea, and Cuba face separate tariff structures, reflecting geopolitical considerations. Canadian and Mexican products are exempt from these duties, provided they meet U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (US...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has led the U.S. aluminum extrusion industry in achieving level competition by winning tariff protection that offsets unfair trade practices of extruders/importers of aluminum profiles produced in China. Our efforts have been of enormous value to domestic extruders and suppliers. Conservatively, an estimated 800 million pounds per year of extrusions are being produced in the U. S. that would have otherwise been lost to China.