President Donald Trump’s affinity for tariffs is well known. For national trade policy, the executive branch also has quotas, license fees, and other mechanisms at its disposal. There’s a lot to admire regarding the administration’s renewed focus on trade. But it’s important to remember that not all imported products are created equal.

This is especially true when Americans’ access to essential healthcare products could fall in the crosshairs.

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A case in point: the Bureau of Industry and Security at the U.S. Commerce Department is continuing its Section 232 investigation into imports of personal protective equipment (PPE), medical consumables, and medical devices. PPE is now a household term after COVID-19. Medical consumables include items such as needles, syringes, bandages, blood collection tubes, and scalpels. And medical devices, per the Bureau, include everything from pacemakers and insulin pumps to X-ray equipment and MRI machines.

This investigation is examining whether imports of all these products pose a national security risk. Depending on its conclusions, new........

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