Japan Inc. faces broad impact of Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs

720 derivative products targeted, from excavators to cutlery

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Tableware is among the items added to the list of derivative products for U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs. (Photo by Yugo Takagaki)

RYOHEI YASOSHIMA, MASASHI ISAWA and YUGO TAKAGAKI

WASHINGTON/TOKYO/NIIGATA, Japan -- Companies will need to shoulder heavier burdens than initially thought after the Trump administration announced derivative products that would be subject to U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, which have grown to about 720 products ranging from construction equipment to forks and knives.

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