Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
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It's Official: Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Imported Steel
08 March 2018 - U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations on Thursday imposing a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminum, but left open the potential for certain countries to be exempted.
Trump on Steel Tariffs: 'We're Not Backing Down'
05 March 2018 - Here’s a look at some of the latest developments in the Trump Administration’s plans to impose a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminum.
The World Reacts to President Trump's Section 232 Decision
02 March 2018 - On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he plans to impose a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminum under a trade law that allows the preside to restrict imports in the interests of national security.
Trump Reportedly Wants a Blanket Steel Tariff
26 February 2018 - U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly is in favor of imposing a blanket tariff on steel imports, according to the Bloomberg news service.
American Industry Applauds Section 232 Recommendations; the Rest of the World is Criticizing Them
21 February 2018 - U.S. steel industry representatives said they are hopeful that the Commerce Department’s recommended tariffs and quotas will effectively check steel imports and are asking President Donald Trump to make a decision soon.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Recommends Quotas, Tariffs to Control Imports
16 February 2018 - The U.S. Commerce Department has concluded that steel and aluminum imports threaten U.S. national security and should be restricted through hefty tariffs and quotas, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday.
Trump Says He Might Use Tariffs, Quotas to Restrict Steel Imports
14 February 2018 - U.S. President Donald Trump told Republican and Democratic legislators on Tuesday that he is thinking about restricting steel and aluminum imports through tariffs, quotas or a combination of the two.
Trump Talks Trade with Lawmakers as Commerce Opens Another Steel Dumping Investigation
13 February 2018 - With roughly 60 days remaining for U.S. President Donald Trump to impose new import limitation on steel, Trump is meeting today with legislators to discuss the pending decision, according to the Reuters news service.
Steel Association Hopes for Quick Decision on Section 232 Action
25 January 2018 - The Steel Manufacturers Association is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to make a speedy decision on the course of action he’ll take relative to the Commerce Department’s Section 232 investigation.
Report: China Dismisses Trump Administration's Potential Trade Action as a Bluff
19 January 2018 - The Trump administration is expected to soon make decisions on several significant trade actions – moves to restrict imported steel in the name of national security among them.
Wheat Growers Call Out Steelmakers Over Section 232 Investigation
15 January 2018 - Highlighting the difficulty U.S. President Donald Trump faces in deciding whether to set new import restrictions on steel, the U. S. Wheat Association on Monday said extreme measures would hold disastrous consequences for other U.S. industries.
Decision Time: Trump Receives Commerce Department's Awaited Section 232 Report
12 January 2018 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has concluded its Section 232 investigation on steel imports and has sent its long-awaited report to President Donald Trump, but it will not immediately release its findings and conclusions, officials have announced.
For President Trump, Decision on Steel Tariffs Looms
11 January 2018 - Within the next four days, the U.S. Department of Commerce is to send to the president its much anticipated report on whether imported steel poses a threat to national security.
Key Belgian Port Sees Steel Volumes Rise
08 January 2018 - Europe’s top steel port expects to report a 43% increase in its 2017 steel volumes, reports Breakbulk Magazine.
China Scraps Steel Export Tax
15 December 2017 - China is reducing or altogether eliminating its export tax on certain steel products, a move that likely will inflame trade tensions with the U.S. and European Union, according to reports.
Commerce Department Slaps Tariffs on Steel Made in China but Finished in Vietnam
07 December 2017 - In a precedent-setting decision, the U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled that China is circumventing steel tariffs by shipping products to Vietnam for finishing before exporting them to the United States.
Democrats Prod Trump to Act on Steel Tariffs
27 October 2017 - U.S. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he’ll block nominations of two Commerce Department officials if the Trump administration doesn’t move on plans to impose new trade measures against imported steel and aluminum, reports The New York Times.
EU Sets Tariffs on Hot-Rolled Coil From Four Countries
06 October 2017 - The European Union has imposed tariffs ranging from EUR17.6 to EUR96.5 per ton on hot-rolled flat steel from Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine.
USW Again Calls On Trump to Impose Steel Tariffs
25 September 2017 - Citing ArcelorMittal’s decision to halt plate rolling at its Conshohocken, Pa., USA, plant, the United Steelworkers union is issuing a new call to the Trump administration to complete its national security review of steel imports.
U.S. Trade Commission OKs Rebar Tariffs
30 August 2017 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday cleared the way for the imposition of tariffs on Taiwanese rebar and renewed anti-dumping orders on stainless sheet and strip from that country and two others.
