Overview
- President Trump signed a proclamation that keeps the 50% national‑security tariff on steel, aluminum and copper but applies it to prices paid by U.S. customers.
- Officials have not explained how customs will determine the customer price, which leaves importers unsure how much duty they will owe.
- Items with less than 15% metal content by weight will be exempt, covering low‑metal consumer goods such as perfume bottles with aluminum caps and floss containers with small steel cutters.
- Tariffs on selected industrial machinery and electric‑grid equipment will drop to 15% through 2027 to help speed factory and grid expansion.
- Steelmakers had urged relief on machinery sourced from Germany and Italy, and the White House said the broader plan also addresses importers that declared artificially low values to cut duties.