Tariffs in United States history

The Turkish Trade Ministry has said Turkey would keep defending domestic steel and aluminum exporters on any international platform against additional United States tariffs, which are "against World Trade Organization [WTO] rules."

U.S. trade groups and some large companies such as Boeing said on June 15 they were beginning to evaluate how new tariffs in the U.S.-China trade spat could affect their operations.

China announced on May 22 that it would cut tariffs on auto imports from July 1, the latest sign of a thaw in trade frictions with the United States.

China's top economic official will visit Washington next week to continue trade discussions, the White House said on May 7, as threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods could be imposed this month.     

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has called for a new European Union trade deal with the United States that would focus on the industrial sector and result in an overall reduction in tariffs.

The European Union accused the United States on May 1 of prolonging  "market uncertainty" with its decision to hold off on imposing controversial tariffs on metal imports from key global trading partners.

Canada and Mexico, and possibly other countries, may be exempted from planned U.S. import tariffs on steel and aluminum on the basis of national security, the White House said on March 7.

The International Monetary Fund’s Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on March 7 that nobody wins in a trade war and that the macro-economic impact of U.S. tariffs on imports would be serious if other countries respond with tariffs of their own.

The U.S. Defense Department supports moves by the Commerce Department to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, although it would prefer a system of targeted tariffs rather than a global quota or a global tariff.

American manufacturers, energy companies and retailers reliant on cheap steel are quietly lobbying against President Donald Trump's desire to impose tariffs on steel imports ahead of possible decision by the U.S. Commerce Department next week.