Trump expands the tariffs of steel and aluminum to 407 other products

the Trump administration It expanded quietly 50 % Steel and aluminum tariff To include more than 400 additional products category, significantly increase the arrival and impact of this arm from its commercial agenda.

New DefinitionsWhich came into effect on Monday, expanding the scope of the fees that the president Donald Trump It was previously announced On valuable goods. The tariff list now covers products such as fire extinguishers, machines, building materials and specialized chemicals that contain, or in aluminum or steel.

“Automotions, chemicals, plastic, and furniture components – largely, if they are shiny, metal or remotely linked to steel or aluminum, are likely to be listed on the list,” Brannin, Vice President of Customs in Kuehne + Nagel International Ag Books on LinkedIn From the expanded menu.

“This is not just another tariff – it is a strategic shift in how steel and aluminum derivatives are organized,” continued.

The fees extend to 407 new products category, The Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.

“Today’s work expands the scope of the tariff from steel and aluminum and closes ways to circumvent – to support the continued stimulation of American aluminum and aluminum industries,” the Minister of Commerce in Industry and Security said in a statement.

The version links the agency to List that determines Types of newly included products with the specified customs symbols that apply to them, not through products that are already called.

For example, COMMERCE The product category of fire extinguishers only determines that it is “8424.10.0000, a symbol of 10 numbers buried among hundreds of 10 numbers.

This format makes it very difficult for the public to get a full picture of all products affected by expanded tariffs on Monday.

But experts say the effect will be huge.

“Through Count, the tariff of steel and aluminum now affects at least $ 320 billion of imports based on the general customs value of 2024 for imports.” Books on LinkedIn.

“This will add more inflationary cost pressure to the climbing prices already charged by the local producers and were chosen by the producers’ price index data in July,“ He continued.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly adopted Sector definitions It is not a sweeping commercial agenda.

In June, Trump announced that he was doubled the tariff on steel and aluminum imports to 50 % for most countries, depending on the wide uncertainty between American companies and trading partners on valuable goods.

The White House immediately did not respond to CNBC’s request to comment on whether the new metal tariff accumulates the highest tariff for the country that Trump also announced.