U.S. to India: Copper duties – like other metals tariffs – aren't safeguards

The U.S. is rebuffing India’s charge at the World Trade Organization that Section 232 duties on copper are safeguard measures, reiterating an argument it has made in disputes over national security duties on steel and aluminum. India in September requested consultations under the WTO's Agreement on Safeguards (AoS) over 50 percent duties on copper imposed by President Trump earlier this year under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. In an Oct. 30 filing , New Delhi said...