Effective June 23 at 12:01 a.m. ET, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will include new steel derivatives involving household appliances under the Section 232 50% tariffs. In the notice, BIS specifically revises Annex 1 to add additional steel derivative products:
(1) combined refrigerator-freezers under HTSUS subheading 8418.10.00
(2) small and large dryers under HTSUS subheadings 8451.21.00 and 8451.29.00
(3) washing machines under HTSUS subheadings 8450.11.00 and 8450.20.00
(4) dishwashers under HTSUS subheading 8422.11.00
(5) chest and upright freezers under HTSUS subheadings 8418.30.00 and 8418.40.00
(6) cooking stoves, ranges, and ovens under HTSUS subheading 8516.60.40
(7) food waste disposals under HTSUS subheading 8509.80.20
(8) welded wire rack under statistical reporting number 9403.99.9020
The tariff will be assessed on these derivative products for the value of the steel content in each item. All other tariffs for steel and steel derivative products remain the same.
Note that products classified under statistical reporting number 9403.99.9020 continue to be subject to tariffs under Proclamation 10895 as derivative products of aluminum for their aluminum content.