Written on: April 12, 2026
From the National Propane Gas Association Bobtail
The United States adjusted “Section 232” tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper imports to cut duty rates on certain derivative products, simplify compliance, and avoid under-reporting of import values (by applying the new rates to the prices paid by U.S. customers). In particular, effective April 6, 2026:
* Articles made entirely or almost entirely of aluminum, steel, or copper will pay a flat 50% on their full value.
* Derivative articles substantially made of steel, aluminum, or copper will pay a flat 25% on their full value.
* Products made abroad but entirely with American steel, aluminum, and copper will be subject to lower tariffs of 10%.
* Products made of 15% or less steel, aluminum, or copper will no longer be subject to Section 232 metals tariffs.
For clarity, steel, aluminum, and copper derivative goods will no longer be value split. Instead, covered tariff codes have been divided into groups that represent either (a) goods the Administration has decided are likely to contain essentially all steel / aluminum / copper, or (b) goods the Administration has decided are likely to contain less than all steel / aluminum / copper.
Heading 7311 in Annex 1-A of the applicable White House Proclamation covers “Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel” and Heading 7613 in Annex 1-A covers “Aluminum containers for compressed or liquefied gas.” Therefore, these cylinders and tanks are in the category with a 50% tariff.
Heading 2711.12.00.20 in Annex II—not subject to any Section 232 steel or aluminum tariffs—covers “Propane, liquefied, other than with a minimum purity of 90 liquid volume percent,” meaning that propane fuel itself does not get swept into Section 232 steel/aluminum tariffs due to a small amount of tank residue in the fuel.
Details are available in the following Fact Sheet and Proclamation:
