US president Donald Trump says 50% copper tariff to take effect August 1

Time of India

10-07-2025

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that a 50 percent tariff on US imports of copper, a key metal for green energy and other technologies, will take effect on August 1. "I am announcing a 50% TARIFF on Copper, effective August 1, 2025, after receiving a robust NATIONAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, likely alluding to a Department of Commerce investigation launched earlier this year. bur-des/bjt
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a 50% tariff on copper, saying on social media that it would be effective August 1 and that the decision was made after a national security assessment."Copper is necessary for Semiconductors, Aircraft, Ships, Ammunition, Data Centers, Lithium-ion Batteries, Radar Systems, Missile Defense Systems, and even, Hypersonic Weapons, of which we are building many," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Trump signaled on Tuesday that he was imposing fresh tariffs on copper, sending U.S. Comex copper futures to record highs.Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as additional duties on certain products or countries.Here is a list of targeted tariffs he has implemented or threatened to put in place.Steel and aluminum - 50%Autos and auto parts - 25%Copper - 50%Pharmaceuticals - up to 200%Semiconductors - 25% or higherMovies - 100%Timber and lumberCritical mineralsAircraft, engines and partsCanada - 10% on energy products, 25% for other products not covered by the U.S.-Canada-Mexico AgreementMexico - 25% for products not covered by USMCA China - 30%, with additional tariffs on some productsUnited Kingdom - 10%, with some auto and metal imports exempt from higher global ratesVietnam - 20% for some products, 40% on transshipments from third countriesAlgeria 30%Bangladesh 35%Bosnia and Herzegovina 30%Brunei 25%Cambodia 36%Indonesia 32%Iraq 30%Japan 25%Kazakhstan 25%Laos 40%Libya 30%Malaysia 25%Moldova 25%Myanmar 40%Philippines 20%Serbia 35%Sri Lanka 30%South Africa 30%South Korea 25%Thailand 36%Tunisia 25%