So section 301 takes an investigation. It's a little slower, but it gives more potent tariff authority. There is also Section 232 of the Trade Expansion act of 1962... allows the President to impose restrictions on goods and imports... if it's found that the imports, quote, threaten to impair US national security. So Trump has used that for steel imports and aluminum imports. In 2025, he expanded steel and aluminum tariffs, increasing the aluminum rate to 25%, eliminating all country exemptions. (24:56–25:17)
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