19 U.S.C. §§ 2251-2254
Section 201 safeguard investigations
Authority for the President to impose tariffs, quotas, or other import restrictions when increased imports cause serious injury to a domestic industry. ITC investigates injury, USTR recommends remedy, President decides. Recent uses: solar (2018), washers (2018).
Topics: safeguard, tariff, usitc, trade remedy