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Trade Issues

Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

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Canada to Collect Steel Country of Melt and Pour Info on Steel Imports

21 February 2024 - Canada will join the United States as the only countries requiring melt and pour information on imported steel. 

Citing ITC Decision, Cleveland-Cliffs to Idle Weirton Tin Mill 

15 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is indefinitely idling its Weirton, W.Va., USA, tin mill, laying the blame with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for its refusal to impose duties on imported tinplate.

U.S. ITC Ruling Strikes Duties on Tin Mill Products 

08 February 2024 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has rejected anti-dumping duties on tin mill products from several countries, finding that U.S. producers are not being harmed by imports from those places. 

U.S., EU Extend Truce on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs 

20 December 2023 - The United States and the European Union have agreed to continue pausing trade actions related to steel and aluminum imports, according to the Bloomberg news service. 

Senators Urge Action on Mexican Steel Imports 

15 December 2023 - A group of U.S. senators have expressed alarm over surging steel imports from Mexico and are asking the Biden administration to either implement a previously agreed-upon export monitoring arrangement or take aggressive steps to counter shipments into the country. 

U.S., EU Remain Committed to Steel, Aluminum Trade Agreement

09 November 2023 - The United States and the European Union are continuing to negotiate a deal on steel and aluminum imports and are hoping to have an agreement by the end of the year, according to the Reuters news service.

U.S. Won’t Immediately Reimpose 25% Tariffs on EU Steel 

25 October 2023 - The U.S. would extend its suspension of a 25% tariff on steel from the European if negotiators need more time to set the Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum, the U.S. ambassador to the EU has said, according to the Reuters news service.

Methodology Differences Hang Up U.S.-EU Arrangement on Sustainable Steel 

17 October 2023 - The U.S. and European Union reportedly are to announce a plan on thwarting unfairly traded and CO2-intensive steel this week, but both sides have differed in the approach, an executive from a U.S. steel producer said Tuesday. 

Report: EU to Initiate Anti-Subsidy Investigations on Chinese Steel 

10 October 2023 - The European Union reportedly will launch trade investigations into unfairly subsidized Chinese steel as a result of discussions with the U.S. over the proposed a Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum, reports the (London) Financial Times. 

Work Continues on U.S.-EU Green Steel Deal   

20 September 2023 - Representatives of the U.S. and European Union are continuing to negotiate a trade deal on green steel and aluminum in advance of a trade summit in the back half of October, reports Politico. 

U.S. Commerce Department Sets Anti-Dumping Duties on Tin Mill Products 

22 August 2023 - Tin mill products from China, Canada and Germany are facing preliminary anti-dumping duties as high as 122% under a U.S. Commerce Department ruling. 

Australia Considers Implementing CBAM on Steel, Cement

16 August 2023 - The Australian government is weighing whether the country should take a cue from the European Union and impose carbon tariffs on steel and cement coming from countries with lower climate goals.

Chinese Tin Mill Products Benefiting From Unfair Subsidies, U.S. Commerce Department Rules 

21 June 2023 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled that unfairly subsidized exports of Chinese tin mill products are harming domestic producers and set countervailing duties of 89%.

Import Pressure Forces Layoffs at W.Va. Tin Mill 

18 May 2023 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is laying off approximately 300 people at its Weirton, W.Va., USA, tin mill, blaming competition from unfairly traded imports, according to reports.

Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to Section 232 Steel Tariffs  

27 March 2023 - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider an appeal arising from former President Donald Trump’s Section 232 tariffs on iron and steel, reports the Reuters news service. 

India Sets Steel Export Taxes

23 May 2022 - Hoping curb inflation and keep domestic steel prices in check, the Indian government over the weekend raised an export tax on iron ore, imposed a new export tax on a number of steel products and reduced an import tax on certain raw material imports to zero, according to reports. 

U.S. Temporarily Suspends Section 232 Tariffs on Ukrainian Steel

10 May 2022 - Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced yesterday the U.S. will suspend Section 232 tariffs on Ukrainian steel for a period of one year.

European Council Agrees on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

30 March 2022 - The European Council of the European Union (EU) announced earlier this month it had reached agreement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation, which will cover cement, aluminum, electric energy production, and iron and steel products, among others.

U.S.-U.K. Trade Dispute Comes to an End

23 March 2022 - The United States’ four-year dispute with the United Kingdom over steel and aluminum tariffs ended on Tuesday with the U.K. receiving a duty-free steel import quota of more than 500,000 metric tons, according to the Reuters news service.

U.K. Government Hits Russian Steel Imports With 35% Tariff

16 March 2022 - The U.K. government announced a new wave of economic sanctions against Russia, including a 35% tariff hike on Russian iron and steel imports.

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