New steel and aluminum tariff rates take effect March 12, executive orders show

U.S. President Donald Trump reads about tariffs on steel and aluminum, as Howard Lutnick stands in the background, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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A U.S. official earlier had said the new rates would take effect on March 4

Dan Burns, Reuters News

February 11, 2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump reads about tariffs on steel and aluminum, as Howard Lutnick stands in the background, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The new 25% tariff rates on steel and aluminum imports into the United States are due to take effect on March 12, according to the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on Monday.

A U.S. official earlier had said the new rates would take effect on March 4. The full texts of the orders were not released for several hours after Trump signed them.

(Reporting By Dan Burns; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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