U.S. rolls back Trump-era tariff on Japanese steel

Duty on aluminum to remain in place under new agreement

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Japanese steel exports to America fell to around 720,000 tons in 2020 from around 1.73 million tons in 2017. © Reuters

TAISEI HOYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- The U.S. has reached a deal with Japan that will lift a portion of the additional 25% tariff imposed on steel imports under former President Donald Trump in 2018.

Washington will introduce a tariff-rate quota under the agreement announced Monday, suspending the duties on Japanese steel shipments up to 1.25 million tons a year -- the average imported in 2018 and 2019 -- starting April 1.

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