Donald Trump announces the imposition of duties on steel and aluminium of 25 percent "Continuous chaos"

— all steel imported into the United States will be covered by a 25% tariff, just like aluminum," Trump told reporters erstwhile on Sunday, February 9, he was travelling by Air Force 1 to fresh Orleans on the Super Bowl.

“Continuous chaos”

“Why are we protecting another country?” Trump said about Canada. — If we halt letting them produce cars — through customs and another things: cars, trucks, etc., what they produce — they will not be able to last as a country, he said.

The United States maintains 25% steel duties and 10% aluminium duties for many countries. The first Trump administration in 2018 imposed these tariffs under section 232 of the 1962 Commercial Expansion Act. respective trading partners negotiated the abolition of duties.

— That'll be the next 4 years. (...). The continued chaos that puts our economy at risk, wrote Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford on Sunday evening.

On Sunday, February 9, Trump besides said that in the coming days he would impose common duties on trading partners that would correspond to the duties imposed by another countries. He said that these tariffs would be announced on Tuesday or Wednesday and would enter into force "almost immediately".

“They charge us 130 percent and we charge them nothing. It will not stay that way," Trump said.

Trump on Friday 7 February suggested that duties would be imposed alternatively of a general tariff on all imports. During the election campaign, he made another promise. At that time he announced the imposition of a "basic" tariff on all imports ranging from 10 to 20 percent.

The United States imposes the same duties on most countries, although the individual work rates vary according to the product concerned. any work rates, as for cars, are low and only 2.5%. another work rates, e.g. for clothing and footwear, are usually higher.