Trump Signs Orders on Steel and Aluminum Imports

The orders will impose 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent on aluminum imports across the board, excluding Canada and Mexico

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with leaders of the steel and aluminum industries at the White House in Washington, DC on March 1, 2018. Win McNamee/Getty Images

President Donald Trump signed orders on Thursday imposing a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum. Both tariffs are global with the exception of Mexico and Canada.

“Due to the unique nature of our relationship with Canada and Mexico—we’re negotiating, right now, NAFTA—we’re going to hold off the tariff on those two countries, to see whether or not we’re able to make the deal on NAFTA,” said Trump during the signing ceremony of proclamations on March 8.