Trump fulfills his threat to repeat the tariff on steel and aluminum, but he exempts the United Kingdom
President of the United States, Donald TrumpOn Monday, direction was signed The tariff of steel and aluminum increases from 25 to 50 percent as of June 4, Within the framework of the trade war opened by its administration to implement its protective agenda.
But Ha Exams to the United Kingdom Thanks to the bilateral agreement signed in early May between the two parties.
“I decided that it is necessary and appropriate to increase the rate of tariffs for steel elements, steel elements, aluminum articles and aluminum -making elements, and 25 percent” advertising “to 50 percent” advertisement “from 00:01 (local time), on June 4, 2025”.
In the past, White House spokeswoman, Caroline Levitte, confirmed that the US Trade Actor’s Office, Jamison Jarir, sent A message to business partners to remind you that the deadline In tariff negotiations, “it is approaching.”
As explained, the previous taxes “have not yet allowed” national industries “to develop and maintain the rates of use of the necessary productive capabilities,” although they “contributed to providing decisive support for prices in the American market.”
“This message was simply reminding these countries that the deadline is approaching The president expects good agreements. “We are on the right way to achieve this,” he said in a press conference in which they stressed that they were “in talks with many” main “partners.
The UK will be evaluated
Despite the various treatment of the United Kingdom, it will be evaluated whether this country has achieved this agreement July 9 It will be taken into account if the increase will also affect this country.
In the May agreement, the United States of America was said to recognize the economic security measures Fighting Without the details, an alternative agreement will be negotiated.
The British version said that the commitment was closed that the 25 % tariff on steel will be reduced to scratch, but according to the British BBC series on Tuesday, this agreement did not come into effect.
Canada, the most affected
The rest of the commercial partners in the United States are affected by increasing customs tariffs.
Los The main wounded are CanadaThe great resource of both minerals of the United States, as well as Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, or Vietnam in relation to steel, as well as China, the second country that sells the most aluminum to the first global economy.
His executive command said that this procedure is necessary for such imports “not threatening to inflict national security.”
The president said in this, the increase “will contradict more effectively with foreign countries that continue to empty surpluses of steel and low aluminum in the market, thus undermining the competitiveness of American industries of the sector.
