Announcement
08 Mar 2018
In March 2018, President Trump imposed tariffs on steel under the “national security” provision of U.S. trade law.
Source
Number of interventions
4
4 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
23 Mar 2018
Revocation date:
08 May 2022
On 8 March 2018, Trump Administration signed an order providing for the imposition of 25% tariffs on imports of steel products from almost all countries including Ukraine. The action was taken in t...
Implementation date
23 Mar 2018
Revocation date:
12 Aug 2018
On 8 March 2018, Trump Administration signed an order providing for the imposition of 25% tariffs on imports of steel products from almost all countries including Türkiye. The action was taken in t...
Implementation date
23 Mar 2018
Revocation date:
31 Mar 2022
On 8 March 2018, Trump Administration signed an order providing for the imposition of 25% tariffs on imports of steel products from almost all countries including Japan. The action was ta...
Implementation date
23 Mar 2018
Revocation date:
03 Jun 2025
On 8 March 2018, Trump Administration signed an order imposing 25% tariffs on imports of steel products with the exception of a number of countries. The action was taken in the name of nationa...
Announced: 22 Sep 2025
Turkiye: Government lifts additional duties on US-origin products in place since 2018
Announced: 16 Aug 2025
United States of America: Department of Commerce extends Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs to 407 derivative products (August 2025)
Announced: 03 Jun 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration increases tariffs on imported steel and aluminium to 50 percent
Announced: 09 May 2025
Japan: Notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions towards the United States
Announced: 09 May 2025
India: Notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions and obligations towards the United States (May 2025)
Announced: 11 Feb 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration increases Section 232 aluminium tariffs
Announced: 10 Feb 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration expands Section 232 tariffs to include additional derivative steel articles
Announced: 09 May 2022
United States of America: Government to suspend tariffs on Ukrainian steel products
Announced: 07 Feb 2022
United States: US replaces 25% tariff on Japan’s steel products with a tariff-rate quota
Announced: 09 Dec 2021
United States of America: Department of Commerce removes certain steel and aluminium products from the tariff exclusion list
Announced: 14 Dec 2020
United States of America: Department of Commerce announces exclusions from the US steel and aluminium tariffs under Section 232
Announced: 28 Aug 2020
United States of America: Further 10% cut in U.S. import quota on certain steel imported from Brazil
Announced: 07 Apr 2020
Turkiye: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions towards the United States (April 2020)
Announced: 07 Apr 2020
Japan: Immediate notification of suspension of concessions towards the United States (April 2020)
Announced: 07 Apr 2020
EU: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions towards the United States (April 2020)
Announced: 24 Jan 2020
United States of America: The US Administration expands the scope of Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs to cover derivatives of these products
Announced: 21 May 2019
United States of America: US Administration reduces Section 232 steel tariffs from Turkiye
Announced: 21 May 2019
Turkiye: The Government of Turkiye decreases the tariffs on certain products originating from the United States by 50%
Announced: 15 Aug 2018
Turkiye: The government increases by 100% the import tariffs of certain products originating from the United States of America (Terminated on 21 May 2019)
Announced: 10 Aug 2018
United States of America: US Administration doubles Section 232 steel tariffs against Turkiye
Announced: 06 Jul 2018
Russia: Imposition of import duties on several goods in response to US tariffs on aluminium and steel
Announced: 25 Jun 2018
Turkiye: Imposition of duties on imports of goods from the United States
Announced: 20 Jun 2018
India: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions and imposition of duties on imports of goods from the United States
Announced: 31 May 2018
Canada: Retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products
Announced: 31 May 2018
Mexico: Government increased import duties on several products in response to US tariffs on aluminium and steel
Announced: 31 May 2018
United States of America: Imposition of section 232 import tariffs on certain steel goods from Canada, the European Union and Mexico and quotas on imports from Argentina and Brazil
Announced: 23 May 2018
United States of America: National security investigation into imports of automobiles and parts
Announced: 22 May 2018
Russia: Immediate notification of suspension of concessions towards the United States
Announced: 22 May 2018
Japan: Immediate notification of suspension of concessions towards the United States
Announced: 18 May 2018
EU: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions towards the United States (May 2018)
Announced: 17 May 2018
EU: Imposition of duties on imports of goods from the United States (May 2018)
Announced: 02 May 2018
Brazil: Controls on steel and aluminium exports to the United States
Announced: 01 May 2018
Australia: Controls on steel exports to the United States
Announced: 30 Apr 2018
United States of America: Imposition of import quotas on certain steel goods from the Republic of Korea
Announced: 01 Apr 2018
China: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions and imposition of duties on imports of 128 goods from the United States
Announced: 27 Mar 2018
Canada: Measures to prevent transshipment or diversion of aluminum and steel from third countries to the United States
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