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EU steel exports to US drop 25% after Trump’s tariff hike

By Oscar Pandiello ( February 2, 2026, 10:50 GMT | Insight) -- EU steel exports to the US fell sharply after Washington raised Section 232 tariffs to 50 percent in June, with shipments down 25 percent year on year between July and November 2025, export data seen by MLex show. Volumes dropped to 1.18 million metric tons from 1.58 million a year earlier, the data showed. 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....

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