{"id":476874,"date":"2025-07-30T15:40:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/trump-imposes-50-tariffs-on-copper-imports-starting-august-1st\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:40:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:40:24","slug":"trump-imposes-50-tariffs-on-copper-imports-starting-august-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/economy\/trump-imposes-50-tariffs-on-copper-imports-starting-august-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump imposes 50% tariffs on copper imports starting August 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Washington.-<\/strong> The president of <strong>the United States, Donald Trump<\/strong>, signed this Wednesday an executive order that imposes global tariffs of 50% on the import of copper, a measure that will come into effect on August 1st, although copper cathodes exported by countries like Chile would be exempt.<\/p>\n\n\nAccording to the document, distributed by the White House, the U.S. government considers that the high volumes of copper imports and global overcapacity represent a threat to national security, by weakening the local industry.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Trump promises to \u00abretake\u00bb the Panama Canal and rename the Gulf of Mexico\">http:\/\/Trump promises to \u00abretake\u00bb the Panama Canal and rename the Gulf of Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe Trump administration denounces alleged unfair practices by foreign competitors, including state subsidies, global overproduction of copper, and the laxity of certain environmental regulations in other countries.\n\nThe order establishes a universal tariff of 50% on imports of copper products and their derivatives, a measure that will coincide with the end of the current tariff truce and will mark the beginning of a new phase of taxation.\n\nBasic copper inputs, such as minerals, concentrates, cathodes, anodes, and scrap, will not be subject to these tariffs, although they will be subject to special controls, given that at least 25% of these materials must be produced in the United States.\n\nFurthermore, the Government is considering possible additional increases in tariffs on refined copper in subsequent phases.\n\nChile, which is the world&#8217;s largest copper producer, exported a total of $5.6 billion of the red metal to the United States in 2024, representing 11.1% of total Chilean shipments, according to official figures.\n\nMost shipments to the United States are cathodes and refined cathode sections, which would be exempt from duties.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington.- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, signed this Wednesday an executive order that imposes global tariffs of 50% on the import of copper, a measure that will come into effect on August 1st, although copper cathodes exported by countries like Chile would be exempt. 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