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Trump's 50% Section 232 steel tariffs cut EU exports 25%; EU tightens safeguard and TRQs as downstream goods hit and US capacity rises

Published on: 04 February 2026

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EU steelmakers saw exports to the US fall sharply after Washington doubled import tariffs last year, highlighting the immediate exposure of the sector to the measure.

Between July and November 2025 — the initial five months following the jump from 25% to 50% — EU steel deliveries to the US were down 25% year on year, according to export data reviewed by MLex. In volume terms, EU steel sales to the US across July–November slipped from 1.58 million metric tonnes in 2024 to 1.18 million metric tonnes in 2025, the figures show. The dataset covers shipments of semi-finished products such as slabs and billets, along with finished steel including bars and coils, plus steel tubes. In June last year, US President Donald Trump announced the tariff rise under Section 232, targeting global imports of steel and aluminium after...

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