By mid-2019, the tariffs were lifted for Canadian and Mexican imports, which accounted for 27% of the U.S.’s steel imports and 43% of its aluminum imports. The Biden administration later ended tariffs on European Union metals in 2021, amid record-high steel prices fueled by COVID-19 supply chain disruptions.

Trump's action to bulk up protections for American steel and aluminum producers restores effective global tariffs of 25% on all imports of the metals.

Australia will not be exempt from U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs that President Donald Trump's administration will impose on Wednesday, Australian media reported, citing a White House official. Trump agreed in February to consider exempting Australia from the tariffs in view of the U.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll double planned tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel, sticking with a trade war despite Monday’s stock market drop

The Trump administration on Wednesday will effectively plaster 25% taxes – tariffs – on all steel and aluminum imports. The president said on Tuesday that the U.S. would double the forthcoming levy on the two metals to 50% if they come from Canada — but pulled back on the threat by the afternoon after the province of Ontario suspended its plans for retaliatory tariffs.