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Steel and aluminium tariff

China to restrict imports of scrap steel, aluminum from July

By Reuters

Relevant departments were researching the formulation of standards for recycled copper and aluminum, the Chinese environment ministry said.

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    Trade Dept welcomes US tariff hike exemption on steel, aluminium

    Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies wrote submissions to the US arguing that South Africa should be exempt from the tariff hikes due to the impact it could have on local jobs.

    1311 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump (L) gestures next to China's President Xi Jinping during a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 9 November 2017. Picture: AFP

    Trump administration adds to China trade pressure with higher tariff plan

    US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Trump directed the increase from a previously proposed 10% duty because China has refused to meet US demands.

    1395 days ago
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    Trump eases car tariff threat as US, EU launch talks to quell trade tensions

    Europe has agreed to increase purchases of US liquefied natural gas and lower trade barriers to American soybeans, aiding US farmers and the energy sector, Trump said.

    1402 days ago
  • Farming. Picture: AFP.

    Trump wants $12bn in aid to US farmers suffering from trade war

    It is a clear signal the US President Donald Trump is determined to stick with tariffs as his weapon of choice in the conflict.

    1403 days ago
  • US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Trump says US tariffs could be applied to Chinese goods worth $500bn

    US Customs and Border Protection said in a notice it would begin collecting the 25% duties on 818 product lines identified in June by the US Trade Representative’s Office.

    1422 days ago
  • US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Trump makes veiled WTO threat after EU warning on car tariffs

    The United States has “a big disadvantage with the WTO. And we’re not planning anything now, but if they don’t treat us properly, we’ll be doing something,” Trump said, without elaborating.

    1425 days ago
  • US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Trump ready to impose tariffs on about $50bn in Chinese goods: official

    The list will contain 800 product categories, down from 1,300 previously, according to another administration official and an industry source familiar with the list.

    1443 days ago
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    Trump to meet with top trade advisers on activation of China tariffs: source

    Trump is due to unveil revisions to his initial tariff list targeting $50 billion of Chinese goods on Friday.

    1444 days ago
  • South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono attend the Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula, in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, 16 January, 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Canada's Freeland says US trade actions illegal under WTO rules

    Freeland said after talks with members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee that US trade actions against Canada are illegal under World Trade Organisation rules.

    1444 days ago
  • Department of Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. Picture: GCIS

    Rob Davies: US steel tariffs having adverse effect SA steel sector

    The duties came into effect in mid-March and include a 10% tariff on the imports of aluminium and a 25% tariff on imports of steel into the US.

    1474 days ago
  • A screengrab of US President Donald Trump. Picture: CNN

    Trump postpones decision on metals tariffs for Canada, EU, Mexico

    The decisions came just hours before temporary exemptions from the tariffs on these countries were set to expire at 12:01 am on Tuesday.

    1488 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    'Trade wars are good,' says Trump

    The European Union raised the possibility of taking countermeasures, France said the duties would be unacceptable and China urged US President Donald Trump to show restraint.

    1547 days ago
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