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The operative tariff action was the Feb. 20 Section 122 proclamation that imposed a temporary 10% import surcharge effective Feb. 24. A White House release in April restated the policy’s politics, but it did not amend the legal basis or the terms.
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The operative tariff action was the Feb. 20 Section 122 proclamation that imposed a temporary 10% import surcharge effective Feb. 24. A White House release in April restated the policy’s politics, but it did not amend the legal basis or the terms.
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The operative tariff action was the Feb. 20 Section 122 proclamation that imposed a temporary 10% import surcharge effective Feb. 24. A White House release in April restated the policy’s politics, but it did not amend the legal basis or the terms.
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