Experts Say Biden’s China Steel Tariffs Unlikely to Affect Australian Iron Ore Exports

US President Joe Biden proposed to increase the current 7.5 percent average tariff rate for steel to 25 percent.
Experts Say Biden’s China Steel Tariffs Unlikely to Affect Australian Iron Ore Exports
Workers unload steel at a steel products exchange market in Shanghai, China, on Apr. 6, 2005. China Photos/Getty Images
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Analysts agree that Australian iron ore exports will not be affected by U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal to triple the 7.5 percent tariff rates on Chinese steel imports in an effort to safeguard the industry from unfair practices.

“We do not expect proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese steel imports to impact Australian iron ore exports,” a spokesperson of global metal mining company, Fortescue, told the Epoch Times.

Celene Ignacio
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Celene Ignacio is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for S&P Global, BusinessWorld Philippines, and The Manila Times.
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