The United States imposed Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium imports on national security grounds.
NOT BSTOTAL BS
NOT BS — Verdict: True
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The Short Version
The statement accurately describes the original 2018 Section 232 action. Official U.S. sources show the tariffs were imposed on national security grounds at 25% for steel and 10% for aluminum. Later changes raised and modified those rates, but they do not undo the historical fact stated here.
Caveats
These were the original 2018 rates; current Section 232 rates were later increased and modified, so the statement should not be read as describing the tariff regime in May 2026.
The original rollout included country-specific exemptions and later adjustments, which the claim does not mention.
The claim is historically accurate, but it omits that aluminum no longer remained at 10% after later policy changes.