Materials Biden Calls for US to Weigh Tariff Hike on China-Made Steel, Aluminum Tom Ichniowski April 18, 2024 No Comments Biden wants the U.S. Trade Representative to consider tripling the present tariff level.Read More
Materials US Will Switch to Tariff-Rate Quota for UK Steel Imports Shift in policy is similar to recent tariff agreements with EU, Japan James Leggate March 23, 2022 No Comments The Biden administration replaces a Trump-era tariff on British steel products with an arrangement that allows some goods to be imported duty-free.Read More
Materials New Tariff on Japanese Steel Makes Key Change to Exclusions Deal with Japan includes provisions on remelting and finishing imported steel James Leggate February 8, 2022 No Comments Steel goods imported under the exclusion process will still count toward the quota.Read More
Materials Biden Finalizes EU Steel Imports Deal With Direction to Rework Exclusions Tariff-rate quota arrangement adds duty after 3.3 million metric tons James Leggate December 28, 2021 No Comments President Joe Biden has issued a proclamation on adjusting imports of steel into the U.S.Read More
Construction Materials US, European Union Reach Deal to Replace Trump-Era Steel Tariffs James Leggate November 1, 2021 No Comments A new tariff-rate quota arrangement will only impose duties on steel and aluminum imports from the EU beyond amounts based on demand.Read More
Commentary on Economic Nationalism Editorial: Trump's Trade And Tariff Chaos Harms Construction May 23, 2018 One Comment It’s clear now that an organized plan for trade can never be expected to emerge from the Trump administration’s deal-oriented style.Read More