The Number

$18.4B

Total U.S. imports under HTS Chapters 74-81 (copper, nickel, aluminum) in 2025. Now subject to new June 2026 tariff adjustments.

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Issue #13 | June 18, 2026

This week''s number: $18.4B — total U.S. imports under HTS Chapters 74–81 (copper, nickel, aluminum, and products thereof) in 2025. Now subject to new tariff adjustments under the June 4 presidential memo. Read more below.

The AI Classify Tool Is Back

After a period of maintenance, the HTS Classification tool is fully operational again. If you''ve been waiting to classify a product — PVC sheets from China, watches from Hong Kong, foil from Germany — the pipeline is open. Describe your product or drop your HTS code, and you''ll get the classification, legal footnotes, and AD/CVD flags in one shot.

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Payments Are Live. Here''s What That Means.

The Stripe payment funnel is now fully operational on USTradeStack. You can purchase landed cost analyses, tariff reports, and compliance audit reports directly — no friction, no waitlist. If you''ve been eyeing the Landed Cost Pulse or a full tariff report, the path is clear.

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What Just Happened to Your Copper and Aluminum Tariffs

On June 4, 2026, the White House issued a memo further adjusting the tariff regimes for imports of aluminum, steel, and copper into the United States. Combined with the existing Section 232 steel and aluminum duties, this creates a layered cost structure that is not always obvious from a single lookup.

The practical impact:

Copper products (Chapter 74) imported from most countries now carry additional tariff exposure on top of existing MFN rates.
Aluminum imports (Chapter 76) face stacked Section 232 plus any new adjustment rates — check your specific HTS code.
Chinese-origin aluminum and copper products face the highest cumulative exposure.

If you''re importing copper pipe, nickel alloy, or any finished aluminum component, the margin between a correct and incorrect tariff classification just got more expensive.

Run your landed cost calculation

If you know your HTS code and country of origin, run a landed cost analysis to see exactly how much duty you owe under the current regime — including the new copper and aluminum adjustments.

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Active AD/CVD Orders — Worth Knowing

Two new Commerce Dept findings from this week:

Fiberglass door panels from China — Final affirmative CVD determination. Countervailable subsidies confirmed. If you import these, expect additional duties.
Van-type trailers from China and Mexico — Commerce issued preliminary affirmative CVD determinations. Investigation period: January 1 – December 31, 2024.

We track these in real time. If your product category is affected, you''ll see an alert in your dashboard.

Section 232 — Still Active, Still Affecting Steel

The 25% Section 232 tariff on steel imports covers a broad range of HTS codes (Chapter 72 and 73 products). Hot-rolled, cold-rolled, wire rod, structural, pipe — all under the umbrella. If you''re importing any of these from a country with an active AD/CVD order AND Section 232 applies, you could be facing three layers of duties.

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