Surgical masks. Mika Baumeister/Unsplash
The U.S. Department of Commerce is reviewing the national security implications of imported personal protective equipment, medical items, robotics, and industrial machinery.
According to a notice to be published on Sept. 26, the Commerce Department had launched a Section 232 investigation on Sept. 2 into a wide range of health care-related products. The review will determine whether protective tariffs or quotas should be imposed on goods such as surgical masks, syringes, intravenous bags, pacemakers, wheelchairs, and hospital beds.
