Govt urged to act as US slaps 266% tariff on dumped Chinese steel

Posted on 3 Mar 2016 by Jonny Williamson

The UK Government is facing calls from UK Steel, manufacturers and unions to reverse its opposition to higher tariffs for unfairly traded steel after the US moved to block Chinese steel dumping.

The US Department of Commerce has slapped prohibitive provisional tariffs of 266% on Chinese Cold Rolled Coil. Its strong response to the threat posed by unfairly traded steel contrasts sharply with that of the EU, which has put provisional measures of between 13.8% and 16% in place. Gareth Stace, director, UK…

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