Updated June 4, 2025
Section 301 Investigations
Digital Service Taxes (DST)
Status: Announced
Date announced: Feb 21, 2025
Investigation: Section 301 investigation into DSTs, fines, practices and policies that foreign governments levy on U.S. companies and determine whether to take remedial actions.
Section 232 Investigations
Copper
Status: Investigation initiated
Date announced: Feb 25, 2025
Investigation: Trump directed the Commerce Secretary to begin a Section 232 investigation into copper imports.
Timber and lumber
Status: Investigation initiated
Date announced: Mar 1, 2025
Investigation: Trump directed the Commerce Secretary to begin a Section 232 investigation into timber and lumber imports.
Pharmaceuticals
Status: Investigation initiated
Date announced: Apr 1, 2025
Investigation: Trump directed the Commerce Secretary to begin a Section 232 investigation into “pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients, including finished drug products.”
Semiconductors
Status: Investigation initiated
Date announced: Apr 1, 2025
Investigation: Trump directed the Commerce Secretary to begin a Section 232 investigation into “imports of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.”
Processed critical minerals and derivative products
Status: Investigation initiated
Date announced: Apr 15, 2025
Investigation: Trump directed the Commerce Secretary to begin a Section 232 investigation into “imports of processed critical minerals, as well as their derivative products.”
Trucks
Status: Investigation initiated
Date announced: Apr 22, 2025
Investigation: Trump directed the Commerce Secretary to begin a Section 232 investigation into “imports of medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty, trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, and their derivative products.”
Commercial aircraft and jet engines and parts
Status: Investigation initiated
Date announced: May 1, 2025
Investigation: Trump directed the Commerce Secretary to begin a Section 232 investigation into “imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet engines.”