TOKYO -- Washington has awarded exemptions for Japanese products to the U.S. steel tariffs imposed last March in just over 40% of the waiver requests made by American importers, with nearly as many cases still waiting on a decision.
About 3,900 of the roughly 9,400 applications submitted by American buyers received approval from the U.S. Commerce Department as of Feb. 22, while 2,000 were denied, according to Japan's industry ministry.
