ReviewCommerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau · Tariffs & customsDeadline Aug 27, Passed6/6 claims matched to source

Commerce proposes 25 percent Section 232 duty on fire extinguishers, safes, and cables

The Bureau of Industry and Security proposed adding 14 derivative articles to the Section 232 steel, aluminum, and copper tariffs, including fire extinguishers, free-standing floor safes, electric conductor cables, brass-wind instruments, welding-machine parts, and trailers; most would pay 25 percent and filled steel gas containers 50 percent. Comments closed August 27, 2026, and the inclusion decision follows.

Proposed rate25 percent
Articles14 additional derivative articles
Comments closedAugust 27, 2026
DocketBIS-2026-0331

What the document says

Matched to source. Fourteen product groups are proposed for inclusion.
Matched to source. Fire extinguishers are on the list by HTS code.
Matched to source. The default rate would be 25 percent.
Matched to source. Filled steel gas cylinders would pay 50 percent, matching the rate for empty ones.
Matched to source. The test is whether imports are mostly metal by weight.
Matched to source. The comment window closed August 27.

Who does this affect?: Importers of fire extinguishers and fire-safety products, safes, electrical cables, musical instruments, welding-equipment parts, and trailers, and any brand whose product is mostly metal by weight, since this inclusion process now runs on a rolling basis.
What it costs: A proposed 25 percent Section 232 duty on the listed articles, 50 percent on filled steel containers applied to the container's value only, and 15 percent on agricultural trailers, on top of existing duties, if the inclusion is adopted.
Do this now: If any SKU is on the list (fire extinguishers, floor safes, conductor cables, brass instruments, welding parts, heat-exchanger parts, trailers), ask your broker to model a 25 percent Section 232 add-on now and watch the Federal Register for the inclusion notice; the same rolling process can reach any product that is mostly steel, aluminum, or copper, so check your top SKUs by weight.

Primary source

Request for Public Comments on the Proposed Implementation of Duties on Additional Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Derivative Articles Under Section 232