Dear Valued Customer,
We would like to take this opportunity to clarify how the Section 232 tariffs are applied to Iron
Castings imported into the United States from Canada.
The tariff is only applied to the steel content used to make the casting, not to the entire
casting itself. For our products, the steel portion represents approximately 7% to 12% of the
overall cost of the casting.
Section 232 Tariff Clarification
Example Calculation
● For a casting valued at $100 with 10% steel content:
○ The steel portion equals $10.
○ With a 50% tariff rate, the duty is applied only to the $10 steel portion.
○ Therefore, the total tariff cost would be $5, not $50.
We will provide a spreadsheet to all customers whose products are being tariffed with steel
content by part number.
Thank you for your continued partnership.