Trade Regulation Updates

US Government Set to Establish a 50% Tariff on Copper Imports Beginning August 1st

July 15, 2025

On July 9, 2025, the US Government announced its intention to implement a 50% tariff on all imported copper into the US, citing a Section 232 national security trade investigation as the inciting cause. 

The tariff is said to be coming into effect on August 1st, 2025, along with a suite of other international trade tariffs. 

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