Tokyo, Japan — Japan requested the USA on Wednesday to be exempt from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on metal and aluminum exports, Tokyo’s prime authorities spokesman mentioned.
Trump has signed govt orders to impose 25 % tariffs on imports of metal and aluminum beginning March 12, triggering indignant reactions internationally together with from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union.
“We’re conscious of the presidential order about extra tariffs on metal and aluminum had been issued… we now have requested to the US authorities to exclude our nation from the measures,” Yoshimasa Hayashi instructed reporters.
READ: Canada, Mexico, EU slam ‘unjustified’ Trump metal tariffs
The request was made by the Japanese embassy in the USA early Wednesday, he mentioned.
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“Japan will fastidiously examine the content material of the measures and their impression on our nation and take vital coverage,” he added.
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Trump imposed comparable tariffs throughout his first time period to guard US producers confronted with what he known as unfair competitors.
However his predecessor Joe Biden exempted Japan, permitting it to export as much as 1.25 million tons of metal per 12 months to the USA with out paying duties.
That exemption, often known as tariff quota, “might be revoked”, a commerce ministry official instructed AFP.
Below Trump’s newest coverage, tariff on metal will stay at 25 %, whereas tariff on aluminum might be raised to 25 % from the present 10 %, he mentioned.
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