By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS

On January 14, President Trump issued a proclamation directing the commerce secretary and U.S. trade representative to jointly negotiate agreements to secure critical mineral supplies.

Critical minerals and their derivatives are still under a Sec 232 investigation, and this proclamation indicates that further updates may be available within the next 180 days.

No tariffs on critical minerals were implemented in this proclamation.

We will continue to monitor this situation and issue updates as needed. Please contact your V. Alexander account team, or you may also contact our Trade Compliance team at tradeinsights@valexander.com with any questions, and you can always follow us on our website www.valexander.com for updates on this and other topics.