Could Coronavirus Shortages Lead To Sec. 232 Tariffs For The Medtech Industry?

Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act got a lot of attention in the early Trump years when the president invoked the passage to restrict steel and aluminum imports. The act allows officials to tax foreign products that are considered to be weakening national security.The coronavirus pandemic has inspired recognition of a new national security risk: the outsourced medical supply chain.What's In Short Supply? The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in the U.S. medical supply chain.A sur