Trump tariffs: Higher India share in US metal imports, shows data

The share of China in US aluminium imports fell from 9.36 per cent in 2017 to 4.52 per cent in the 12 months ending November 2022

The Donald Trump administration’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in 2018 had a limited impact on India’s import share of the two metals to the United States (US).

Both metals had similar or marginally higher import share in the past 12 months compared to the year before tariffs were announced, shows a Business Standard analysis of the US trade data.

The World Trade Organization earlier this month ruled that US tariffs violated global rules. The Trump administration imposed a 25 per cent tariff on steel imports and 10 per cent on aluminum imports in 2018. Many trading partners, including