April 29, 2025
U.S., Mexico announce joint actions to counter steel, aluminum transshipment
Editor's note: This story was corrected after initial publication to make clear that the new actions on the U.S. side include new requirements stating that steel, not aluminum, imports from Mexico must be melted and poured in the U.S., Mexico or Canada to avoid a 25 percent tariff. President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have agreed to new joint efforts to prevent steel and aluminum producers in China and elsewhere from evading U.S. tariffs by routing...
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