Further Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
Record date: 2026-07-23
Proclamation 11045 of July 20, 2026 Further Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum Into the United States A Proclamation 1. In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), as amended, I found, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862 (section 232), that aluminum is being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States. To address the national
What this record contains
- Federal Register document
- 2026-14990
- Publication date
- 2026-07-23
- Citation
- 91 FR 46635
- Issuing office
- Executive Office of the President
Official record excerpt
Proclamation 11045 of July 20, 2026 Further Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum Into the United States A Proclamation 1. In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), as amended, I found, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862 (section 232), that aluminum is being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States. To address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704, I established a tariff regime, which included imposing ad valorem duties on certain imports of aluminum articles and its derivative articles. In subsequent proclamations, including Proclamation 11021 of April 2, 2026 (Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States), and Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026 (Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes for Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States), I modified the tariff regime for aluminum to more effectively address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704. 2. In those proclamations, I directed the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to monitor the effects of imports of aluminum with respect to the national security, to update me on the status of that threat to the national security, and to provide me with recommendations if circumstances indicated the need for further Presidential action under section 232. 3. Based on the Secretary's monitoring, I have received information, opinions, and recommendations from the Secretary regarding the tariff regime imposed in Proclamation 9704, as amended, and the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704. 4. Among other things, the Secretary has informed me that the additional ad valorem duties on imports of aluminum are strengthening the American aluminum industries and addressing the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704. In the Secretary's opinion, domestic aluminum production and related domestic aluminum industry would not be as strong as they are if not for the aluminum tariff regime imposed under section 232, and the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704 would be worse than it is if not for the aluminum tariff regime imposed under section 232. 5. The Secretary has informed and advised me of his opinion that, despite the benefits from the aluminum tariff regime, the domestic production and supply of primary aluminum, which is critical to the U.S. economy and defense industrial base, is still in insufficient supply. In the Secretary's view, it is important to modify the aluminum tariff regime in a way to more effectively encourage increased domestic production of primary aluminum. 6. To ensure that the aluminum tariff regime continues to effectively address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704, the Secretary recommended that I establish an incentive for companies to engage in building new facilities capable of producing primary aluminum, expanding facilities ( printed page 46636) to become capable of producing primary aluminum, or refurbishing outdated facilities that produce primary aluminum to expand their production or increase the efficiency of production. The Secretary recommended that I do this by allowing those companies or their designated representatives to import a quantity of primary aluminum corresponding to the reasonably anticipated annual production of primary aluminum from the new project at a reduced tariff rate. This would build on the program established for certain aluminum and steel from Canada and Mexico in clause 13 of Proclamation 10984 of October 17, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, and Buses Into the United States). 7. After considering the current information, opinions, and recommendations newly provided by the Secretary; the factors in section 232 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862(d) ); the need to address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704; and other relevant factors and information, I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to modify the tariff regime for imports of aluminum imposed in Proclamation 9704, as amended. In particular, I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to establish an investment incentive program for companies investing in new U.S. production capacity for primary aluminum, as further detailed below. In my judgment, the modifications in this proclamation will
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