Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Changes Announced
By Omar Nashashibi | June 16, 2026
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A June 1 presidential proclamation updated several aspects of the Section 232 tariff program, including new targeting of mobile industrial equipment. The Donald Trump administration has updated several aspects of its Section 232 tariff program covering steel, aluminum, copper, and related derivative products. The changes, announced in a June 1 proclamation, primarily affect how certain […]
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Omar Nashashibi
Omar S. Nashashibi is the Founder of Inside Beltway, a nonpartisan lobbying and strategic consulting firm in Washington, D.C. Having worked in the nation’s capital for over twenty-five years, Mr. Nashashibi provides strategic consulting services to companies while also lobbying the White House and Congress on behalf of manufacturing, associations, defense firms, nonprofits, and other sectors. He works with policymakers on trade, taxes, environmental and workplace regulations, supply chains, job training and identifying grants and funding to support projects. Having started his career in Washington D.C. in 1996, Mr. Nashashibi worked for the Office of Management and Budget, a branch of the White House, a large multi-state law firm, and founded a previous lobbying firm in 2005. He graduated from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he studied Political Science and International Affairs.
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