Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, said the use of Section 232 — as opposed to the reciprocal tariff approach that largely exempted minerals — reflects a “national security framing with potentially more
durable trade implications.”
“By going commodity-by-commodity the unique market dynamics and supply chain nuances across minerals should surface,” said Hunter. “Provisions to monitor tariff circumvention further signal growing recognition of how these materials often transit multiple countries before arriving in the United States.”
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