I-US Izothatha indawo yentela engamaphesenti angama-25 yokungeniswa kwensimbi yaseJapan e-US ngaphansi kwesigaba 232 ngohlelo lwenani lentela kusukela ngo-Ephreli 1, uMnyango Wezohwebo wase-US umemezele ngoLwesibili.UMnyango Wezohwebo wase-US uthe esitatimendeni ngosuku olufanayo ukuthi ngaphansi kwesistimu ye-quota ye-tariff, i-US izovumela imikhiqizo yensimbi yaseJapane ku-quota yokungenisa ukungena emakethe yase-US ngaphandle kwezindleko zesigaba 232 ngokusekelwe kudatha yangaphambilini yokungenisa.Ukucacisa, i-US yabeka isilinganiso sonyaka sokungenisa imikhiqizo yensimbi engama-54 evela e-Japan efinyelela amathani ayizigidi eziyi-1.25, ngokuhambisana nenani lemikhiqizo yensimbi i-US eyalingenisa ivela eJapan ngo-2018-2019.Imikhiqizo yensimbi yaseJapane eyeqa umkhawulo wesabelo sokungenisa kwamanye amazwe isangaphansi kwentela engamaphesenti angama-25 “yeSigaba 232”.
Ngokwemibiko yabezindaba yase-US, ukungeniswa kwe-aluminium okuvela eJapan akukhokhiswa intela yesigaba sama-232, futhi i-US izoqhubeka nokubeka intela eyengeziwe ye-10% ekuthengisweni kwe-aluminium evela eJapan. Amaphesenti angu-10 entela yokungeniswa ngaphandle kwensimbi ne-aluminium ngenjongo yokuvikela ukuphepha kwezwe ngaphansi kweSigaba 232 soMthetho Wokunwetshwa Kwezohwebo ka-1962, owaphikiswa kakhulu yimboni yase-US kanye nomphakathi wamazwe ngamazwe, futhi wabangela ingxabano eyadonsa isikhathi eside phakathi kwe-US kanye Nezansi zayo. phezu kwezintengo zensimbi ne-aluminium.Ekupheleni kuka-Okthoba nyakenye, i-US kanye ne-EU bafinyelela esivumelwaneni sokudambisa ingxabano mayelana nentela yensimbi ne-aluminium.Kusukela ngoJanuwari walo nyaka, i-US yaqala ukushintsha uhlelo lokukhokhiswa kwentela emikhiqizweni yensimbi neye-aluminium evela e-EU ngaphansi “kweSigaba 232” ngohlelo lwe-quota yentela.Amanye amaqembu amabhizinisi ase-US akholelwa ukuthi uhlelo lwe-tariff quota lunyusa ukungenelela kukahulumeni wase-US emakethe, okuzonciphisa ukuncintisana futhi kukhuphule izindleko ze-supply chain, futhi kuzoba nomthelela omubi kakhulu kumabhizinisi amancane naphakathi nendawo.