Tag: Copper

  • Copper Peaks

    Record prices, record Congolese imports and a looming customs deadline put US copper tariff policy at the center of global metals markets WASHINGTON, September 9, 2026 Copper has never been more expensive, and the reason has less to do with mines than with Washington. The benchmark three month copper contract on the London Metal Exchange…

  • Fish Reprieve

    Ottawa pulls seafood off its September 8 counter-tariff list within 24 hours of publishing it, then backfills the lost duty revenue with copper wire, charcoal and glass jars. The reversal is a case study in how retaliation lists get built, and how quickly they can break. OTTAWA, August 29, 2026. Two days after the Government…

  • Metal Net Grows

    Comments close Thursday on 14 new Section 232 derivative categories that would pull tubas, floor safes and propane cylinders into the metals tariff net, and the inclusions machine shows no sign of slowing WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2026 American importers have until Thursday to tell the Commerce Department why brass-wind musical instruments, floor safes and filled…

  • Metal Duty Push

    Commerce proposes Section 232 duties on 14 more steel, aluminum and copper derivative categories, from brass instruments and floor safes to tanker trailers, with comments due August 27 WASHINGTON, August 8, 2026 The United States Department of Commerce is proposing to extend Section 232 duties to 14 additional categories of steel, aluminum and copper derivative…

  • 232 List Grows

    Commerce proposes sweeping 14 more product categories into the Section 232 metal tariffs, from brass instruments and fire extinguishers to cranes and trailers, giving importers until August 27 to object WASHINGTON, August 6, 2026 The Commerce Department has proposed adding 14 more categories of products to the Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper,…

  • Copper Crunch

    A mandatory smelt-and-cast reporting rule for copper imports takes effect Wednesday, the latest turn of the screw in a Section 232 metals regime that Washington has rebuilt tier by tier this year WASHINGTON, July 29, 2026 American importers of copper wire and cable have until midnight tonight to get their data in order. Effective 12:01…

  • Seoul Tube Duty

    South Korea extends its provisional anti-dumping duty on Thai seamless copper tubes, the newest move in an East Asian trade defence wave that now runs from copper piping to stainless steel coil. SEOUL, July 20, 2026. South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance on Monday extended the provisional anti-dumping duty on seamless copper tubes and…

  • Section 232 Copper Tariffs and the Strategic Stockpile: Domestic Supply, Price Volatility, and Strategic Implications

    Section 232 Copper Tariffs and the Strategic Stockpile: Domestic Supply, Price Volatility, and Strategic Implications

    The 50% Tariff on Semi-Finished Copper Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 grants the President authority to impose tariffs on imports deemed essential to national defense. Using this authority, the current administration has imposed a 50% tariff on semi-finished copper products, including wire, tubes, sheets, and rods. This represents one of the…