The Trump administration said it will maintain 50% tariffs on many imported steel, aluminum and copper products, even as it moves to simplify duties for goods made with negligible amounts of the metals.
A senior administration official cast the changes as necessary to simplify a complicated policy and provide more fairness to businesses grappling with President
Under the new structure, goods with total steel, aluminum or copper content below 15% will be effectively exempted from the metals tariffs, a ...