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

President Trump issued a proclamation on Oct. 22 regarding the wind turbine and parts investigation initiated in Aug. 2025.

The President also issued an additional proclamation on Oct. 28 for the Sec 232 investigation on robots and industrial machinery which started back in Sep. 2025.

Neither proclamation imposes new tariffs, rather they direct the U.S. Trade Representative and the Commerce Secretary to negotiate with countries that export the goods of each investigation such that the volume of imports ceases to threaten or impair national security.

Cabinet members are to report back on negotiations’ success within 180 days, and depending on the report additional, alternative, remedies may be sought in the future.

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.