IREPAS - International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association » US Trade Representative https://www.irepas.com ıIREPAS gathers producers, traders and consumers of steel rebars, wire rods, sections as well as suppliers of ferrous scrap and steel raw materials Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:28:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 US to raise tariffs on Chinese steel products to 25 percent https://www.irepas.com/?p=6002&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-to-raise-tariffs-on-chinese-steel-products-to-25-percent https://www.irepas.com/?p=6002#comments Wed, 15 May 2024 23:47:53 +0000 Irepas https://www.irepas.com/?p=6002 In a statement from the White House, US President Joe Biden has announced that existing 0-7.5 percent import duties on Chinese steel products under the Section 301 tariffs will be increased to 25 percent this year. The decision, which was made following a review by the US Trade Representative, is designed to encourage China, the largest contributor to the global steel overcapacity issue, to eliminate its unfair trade practices, the statement indicated.

According to the statement, the US continues to face unfair competition from China’s overcapacity in steel, which is among the world’s most carbon-intensive, while China’s policies and subsidies for their domestic steel industry mean high-quality, low-emissions US products are undercut by low-priced Chinese products produced with higher emissions.

Next week, the US Trade Representative will issue a Federal Register notice announcing procedures for interested persons to comment on the proposed modifications.

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