
Trump orders universal 50 pc tariff on imports of certain copper products
Washington, July 31 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation to address the effects of copper imports, imposing universal 50 percent tariffs on imports of semi-finished copper products and copper-intensive derivative products, effective on Aug. 1. The proclamation directs the U.S. secretary of commerce to establish a product “inclusion” process to add…