Trade Cases
September 14, 2020
U.S. Pulls Aluminum Tariffs Prior to Canadian Retaliation
Written by Sandy Williams
The U.S. has reversed its position on imposing tariffs on Canadian aluminum imports. The U.S Trade Representative said in a statement on Sept. 15, “After consultations with the Canadian government, the United States has determined that trade in non-alloyed, unwrought aluminum is likely to normalize in the last four months of 2020, with imports declining sharply from the surges experienced earlier in the year.”
A 10 percent tariff was imposed by President Trump in August, but average monthly imports are now expected to decline 50 percent from the January through July monthly average.
