US e tla nkela sebaka sa liperesente tse 25 tsa litefiso tsa thepa ea tšepe ea Majapane ho US tlasa karolo ea 232 ka sistimi ea litefiso tsa litefiso ho tloha ka la 1 Mmesa, Lefapha la Khoebo la Us le phatlalalitse ka Labobeli.Lefapha la Khoebo la United States le boletse polelong letsatsing lona leo hore tlas'a tsamaiso ea litekanyetso tsa litefiso, US e tla lumella lihlahisoa tsa tšepe tsa Majapane ka tekanyo ea ho kenya chelete ho kena 'marakeng oa US ntle le litefiso tsa karolo ea 232 e thehiloeng ho data ea pele ea ho reka.Ho bua ka ho hlaka, US e ile ea beha palo ea selemo le selemo ea lihlahisoa tsa tšepe tse 54 tse tsoang Japane tse etsang lithane tse limilione tse 1.25, tumellanong le palo ea lihlahisoa tsa tšepe tseo US e li tlisitseng ho tsoa Japane ka 2018-2019.Lihlahisoa tsa tšepe tsa Majapane tse fetang moeli oa theko ea kantle ho naha li ntse li le tlas'a 25% ea "Karolo ea 232" ea litefiso.
Ho ea ka litlaleho tsa mecha ea litaba ea US, thepa ea aluminium e tsoang Japane ha e lokolloe ho tsoa ho litefiso tsa karolo ea 232, 'me US e tla tsoelapele ho beha tefiso e eketsehileng ea 10 lekholong ea thepa ea aluminium e tsoang Japane. Liphesente tse 10 tsa litefiso tsa thepa e tsoang kantle ho tšepe le aluminium ka sepheo sa ho sireletsa tšireletso ea naha tlasa Karolo ea 232 ea Molao oa Katoloso ea Khoebo ea 1962, e neng e hanyetsoa haholo ke indasteri ea Amerika le machaba, 'me ea baka qabang ea nako e telele lipakeng tsa US le Linaha tsa eona. holim'a litefiso tsa tšepe le aluminium.Qetellong ea Mphalane selemong se fetileng, US le EU li fihletse tumellano ea ho kokobetsa phehisano mabapi le litefiso tsa tšepe le aluminium.Ho tloha ka Pherekhong selemong sena, US e ile ea qala ho nkela sebaka sa tlhophiso ea ho lefisa litefiso ho lihlahisoa tsa tšepe le aluminium tse tsoang EU tlasa "Karolo ea 232" ka sistimi ea litefiso tsa litefiso.Dihlopha tse ding tsa dikgwebo tsa Amerika di dumela hore tsamaiso ya quota ya ditefiso e eketsa boitshunyako ba mmuso wa Amerika mmarakeng, e leng ho tla fokotsa tlhodisano le ho eketsa ditjeho tsa phepelo, mme e tla ba le kgahlamelo e kgolo e mpe ho dikgwebo tse nyane le tse mahareng.