Inside Trade

July 7, 2025

House Democrats seek details on potential tariff quota for Mexican steel

By David LaRoss  / July 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A group of House Democrats is pushing the administration to address whether it is negotiating a tariff quota with Mexico for steel imports, saying the reported terms could be worse for U.S. industry than a deal that President Trump signed in 2019 to prevent “surges” in Mexican steel exports. “We have no problem with working to obtain a better deal. However, we are concerned about the lack of transparency in these discussions and that the deal may result in import...

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