Feb 7 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has upheld the imposition of higher steel tariffs on some imported steel products, rejecting the claim that the Trump administration missed deadlines to impose them.

Tuesday's decision by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. covers imports of steel derivatives, such as nails and fasteners, and reverses a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade.

The Trump administration had imposed the tariffs in 2020, after the Commerce Department said some steel imports threatened national security by depressing the use of domestic steel-producing capacity.