The Trump administration's actions have given Russian aluminum a "Supreme VIP Special Package", while the tax-free cards of other allies have been torn up at will - it turns out that this is the priority method of "America First".
Starting today, global steel and aluminum exporters will have to recalculate their accounts. The United States announced the latest tariff adjustment plan, which directly dropped a heavy bomb on the international trade circle:
- Steel: Global indiscriminate attack, import tax in all countries/regions increased to 25%
- aluminum：Russia received the "special tax rate" of 200%, and the aluminum tax in other countries and regions rose to 25% simultaneously
The nine "close partners" that originally enjoyed tax-free treatment collectively broke their defenses, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and the United Kingdom.The duty-free pass will be invalid on the spotOnly a very small number of importers who meet certain conditions can get some "duty-free allowance".
Key targetsThe focus is on semi-finished raw materials such as steel billets and aluminum ingots. But don’t think that’s the end of it - according to the latest interpretation of the US Customs,Even processed products may be affectedIt depends on the "household nature" of the product in the US tariff table.
There's more to come: There's another secret hidden in the White House documents.Tariff Package Notice, indicating that more steel and aluminum derivatives will be added to the tax list in the future. Now the trade ministers of various countries are probably checking their accounts overnight - after all, this wave of operations is much more exciting than the plot of "House of Cards".
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