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Trump Says 50% Tariff on Copper Imports to Take Effect August 1

President Donald Trump said the US would begin levying a 50% tariff on copper imports from Aug. 1, confirming a move that will batter producers of everything from automobiles to homes and appliances who rely on the industrial metal.

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(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said the US would begin levying a 50% tariff on copper imports from Aug. 1, confirming a move that will batter producers of everything from automobiles to homes and appliances who rely on the industrial metal.

The levy is the latest in Trump’s series of tariffs aiming to promote mining and metal processing at home. Trump has already raised fees on steel and aluminum imports, and has signaled more sectoral levies are in the works. That’s in addition to country-by-country tariffs that the White House is finalizing with dozens of its biggest trade partners, also set to take effect on Aug. 1. 

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