EU to double steel import tariffs to 50%, matching US rates and escalating trade tensions with China

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-propose-doubling-tariff-rate-092936456.html

The European Union plans to hike tariffs on its steel imports to 50%, according to a draft proposal seen by Bloomberg. The move will align the bloc’s rate with the US, which has sought to push back against overcapacity from China.

The EU currently has a temporary mechanism in place to safeguard its steel industry, which imposes a 25% duty on most imports once quotas are exhausted. That mechanism expires in June and the EU has been working to replace it with a more permanent regulation, which it plans to unveil next week.