Aluminum Extrusions
Date: September 15, 2020 The United States has lifted its 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminum, retroactive to September 1, 2020. This major move was announced by the Office of the United States Trade Representative just hours before Canada was set to unveil its retaliatory measures. In a statement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer …
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Date: August 13, 2020 The U.S. has reimposed a 10% tariff on non-alloyed unwrought aluminum imported from Canada, citing a substantial increase in imports over the period from June 2019 through May 2020. The tariff will take effect August 16, 2020. The U.S. originally imposed a 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum in March 2018 as …
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Date: May 19, 2020 President Trump announced Monday morning that tariffs would immediately be restored on steel and aluminum from Brazil and Argentina in response to the countries devaluing their currencies. Both Brazil and Argentina were exempt from the original Section 232 tariffs imposed in March 2018, which placed a 25% tariff on steel and …
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Date: November 5, 2019 Since 2011 the U.S. aluminum extrusion industry has benefited from some of the most effective trade orders ever issued by the U.S. government. During that time, Chinese imports as a percentage of market share has dropped from 25% to less than 1%. Source: AEC
Date: May 17, 2019 US to consider imposing an additional 25% Tariff on Chinese aluminum products that would include extrusions will be decided on in late July. This Section 301 tariff of 25% will be in addition to the already imposed 10% + tariffs from Section 232 on Chinese imported aluminum products.
Date: October 3, 2018 The US and Canada reached an agreement to sign, along with Mexico, a new trilateral trade pact called The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)-to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The USMCA is expected to be signed on November 30, but before going into effect, it needs to be approved by …