New US tariffs: Potential impact on the WTO
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13-03-2018
On 8 March 2018, US President Donald Trump signed orders imposing tariffs of 25 % on steel imports and 10 % on aluminium imports. These tariffs will apply to all countries, except Canada and Mexico (and possibly also Australia). President Trump has expressed a willingness to discuss the measures with individual countries and make additional exceptions if US (security) concerns are addressed. The European Commission and other US trading partners have expressed their concern at the measures, fearing that they could lead to a wider trade dispute. The Trump administration's justification of the tariffs on national security grounds is also viewed as a threat to the multilateral trading system.
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Domaine politique
Mot-clé
- aluminium
- Amérique
- Asie - Océanie
- Chine
- commerce international
- commerce international
- entrave tarifaire
- exportation (UE)
- franchise douanière
- GATT
- GÉOGRAPHIE
- géographie politique
- géographie économique
- INDUSTRIE
- industrie sidérurgique
- Japon
- métallurgie et sidérurgie
- Organisation mondiale du commerce
- ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES
- organisations mondiales
- politique internationale
- politique tarifaire
- relation multilatérale
- RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES
- structure économique
- échanges économiques
- ÉCHANGES ÉCONOMIQUES ET COMMERCIAUX
- ÉCONOMIE
- économie de marché
- États-Unis