Trump to impose 25% tariff on steel imports
President Trump is to impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports, extending his trade disputes into the metals sector in a fresh wave of protectionist measures from Washington

U.S. IMPORTS OF STEEL MILL PRODUCTS
Million tonnes, % share of imports (2024)

Total: 26.2 million tonnes
Rest of World
5.0 million tonnes
19.1%

21.2 million tonnes

Canada
6.0
22.9%
Brazil
4.1
15.6%
Mexico
3.2
12.2%
S.Korea
2.6
9.9%
21.2
80.9%
China
0.5, 1.9%
Netherlands
0.6, 2.3%
Taiwan
0.9, 3.4%
Germany
1.0, 3.8%
Japan 1.1, 4.2%
Vietnam 1.2, 4.6%

U.S. ALUMINUM IMPORTS
Million tonnes, % share of imports (2024)

Total: 5.4 million tonnes
Rest of World
0.7 million tonnes
13.0%

4.7 million tonnes

Canada
3.15
58.3%
4.7
87.0%
UAE
0.34, 6.2%
China
0.22, 4.0%
S. Korea
0.21, 3.8%
Bahrain
0.20, 3.7%
Argentina
0.18, 3.3%
India 0.16, 3.0%
Australia 0.08, 1.5%
Mexico 0.08, 1.5%
Oman 0.07, 1.3%

Sources: Reuters, International Trade Administration
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