In the steel and aluminum proclamations, Trump refers to the continued increase in imports and decrease in domestic production as threatening to impair U.S. national security to reinstate duties on global imports under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“section 232”).

President Donald Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States with no exceptions or exemptions.

President Trump plans to impose fresh tariffs on all aluminum and steel imports, seeking to curb China’s growing dominance in global trade. These six charts show the tariffs’ potential economic

President Trump on Monday ordered new tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. Experts say some products could become pricier.

On Feb. 10, 2025, just a week after announcing country-specific, blanket tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, President Trump implemented his America First Trade Policy, signing two proclamations: Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States.

The Recycled Materials Association says the full executive orders on the tariffs do not identify ferrous or aluminum scrap as being included.

President Donald Trump is preparing to formally announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. It's part of an aggressive effort to remake the existing terms of world trade that so far has compounded economic uncertainty.

The European Union has vowed to take firm and proportionate countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports.