{
  "slug": "us-section-232-robotics-proclamation-2026",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-section-232-robotics-proclamation-2026/",
  "topic": "regulation",
  "claim": "On 28 October 2026 the US President concurred that imports of robotics, industrial machinery and their parts threaten to impair national security, and ordered trade negotiations instead of tariffs, with an update due within 180 days.",
  "figure": {
    "value": 2026,
    "display": "28 Oct 2026",
    "unit": "date"
  },
  "scope": {
    "geography": "United States",
    "period": "October 2026"
  },
  "measure": "regulatory event",
  "confidence": "high",
  "source_type": "primary",
  "source": {
    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Government (presidential proclamation)",
    "name": "The White House",
    "title": "Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components into the United States (Proclamation)",
    "publisher": "The White House",
    "published": "2026-10-28",
    "date_note": null,
    "url": "https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/10/adjusting-imports-of-robotics-industrial-machinery-and-their-parts-and-components-into-the-united-states/",
    "archive_url": null,
    "archived_at": null,
    "primary_note": null
  },
  "accessed": "2026-10-29",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-29",
  "stale": false,
  "quote": {
    "text": "I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to enter into negotiations with trading partners to adjust imports of robotics, industrial machinery, and their components",
    "lang": "en"
  },
  "quote_note": null,
  "caveats": [
    "No tariff, duty, quota or fee was imposed by this proclamation. It says the President may consider them later, depending on the negotiations, and may act if no agreement is reached within 180 days (180 days from 28 Oct 2026 is 26 April 2027, our arithmetic).",
    "Concludes the Section 232 investigation opened on 2 September 2025 (see the related statistic). Commerce's investigation report itself is not public.",
    "Second source, same reading: Reuters, 28 Oct 2026, 'Trump says imported robotics pose national security risks but does not impose tariffs' (republished by Investing.com)."
  ],
  "verification": "Quote read in the proclamation text on whitehouse.gov on the access date (editorial review).",
  "link_check": null,
  "release": null,
  "report_url": null,
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 29). On 28 October 2026 the US President concurred that imports of robotics, industrial machinery and their parts threaten to impair national security, and ordered trade negotiations instead of tariffs, with an update due within 180 days [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-section-232-robotics-proclamation-2026/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “On 28 October 2026 the US President concurred that imports of robotics, industrial machinery and their parts threaten to impair national security, and ordered trade negotiations instead of tariffs, with an update due within 180 days.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 29, 2026. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-section-232-robotics-proclamation-2026/.",
    "mla": "“On 28 October 2026 the US President concurred that imports of robotics, industrial machinery and their parts threaten to impair national security, and ordered trade negotiations instead of tariffs, with an update due within 180 days.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 29 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-section-232-robotics-proclamation-2026/. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_us_section_232_robotics_proclamation_2026,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{On 28 October 2026 the US President concurred that imports of robotics, industrial machinery and their parts threaten to impair national security, and ordered trade negotiations instead of tariffs, with an update due within 180 days}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-section-232-robotics-proclamation-2026/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-29},\n  note         = {Original source: The White House, Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components into the United States (Proclamation) (2026-10-28). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "The White House. (2026, October 28). Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components into the United States (Proclamation). https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/10/adjusting-imports-of-robotics-industrial-machinery-and-their-parts-and-components-into-the-united-states/"
  }
}