“Today, we’re doing copper,” U.S. President Donald Trump said, after listing a number of other tariffs the country has instituted. “I believe the tariff on copper, we’re going to make it 50 per cent.”
President says copper tariffs will equal those on steel and aluminum
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will announce a 50 per cent tariff on imported copper.
Trump made the comments during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.
“Today, we’re doing copper,” he said, after listing a number of other tariffs the U.S. has instituted. “I believe the tariff on copper, we’re going to make it 50 per cent.”
The Trump administration announced a Section 232 investigation into U.S. imports of the metal in February. The investigation looks at the national security impacts of copper imports.
Canada is a major exporter of copper to the U.S.
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