US Commerce Opens Section 232 Probe Into Coal Imports on Security GroundsA · FULL TRANSLATION
# Section 232# coal# US trade# economic security
Key Points
- The US launched a Section 232 national-security probe into coal imports
- Security-justified trade measures keep expanding in scope
- Policy-risk premiums rise across resource trade
Analysis
Per JETRO, the US Commerce Department opened a Section 232 national-security investigation into coal imports. The 232 toolbox keeps expanding from steel and aluminum into resources—commodity traders must price in the policy risk.