SA’s steel and aluminium exports to the US are such a small proportion of its total imports they do not pose a threat to US national security or to the US steel and aluminium industries, the government has argued in its submission to the US government in support of its application for an exemption from the duties that US President Donald Trump has imposed on steel and aluminium imports. On March 9, Trump announced his decision to impose a 10% ad valorem tariff on imports of aluminium articles and a 25% ad valorem tariff on imports of steel articles from countries, excluding Canada and Mexico, with implementation to take effect from March 23. The decision followed reports from the US secretary of commerce that imports of these products threatened to impair US national security. The proclamation for the duties made provision for country-based exclusions from the duties should the US and that country arrive at a satisfactory alternative means to address the threat to the national secur...
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