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The proclamation followed a Commerce Department investigation under Section 232, a trade law that allows action on imports found to threaten national security. It says the commerce secretary found that imports of wind turbines and their components threatened to impair national security, and that Trump concurred.
The proclamation leaves existing Section 232 tariffs unchanged. It says certain wind turbine components and subcomponents are already subject to tariffs under the steel, aluminum or copper proclamations. It specifies no new wind-specific tariff exceptions or effective date.
The commerce secretary and trade representative must provide at least one update on the negotiations within 180 days of the proclamation, while Commerce continues to monitor imports. The proclamation does not announce an agreement; the outcome of negotiations and any future remedies remain unknown.
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- S1: www.whitehouse.gov — accessed 2026-10-28