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Trump says no exemptions on steel, aluminum tariffs: Report

Written by Ethan Bernard

March 17, 2025

President Trump said he has no plans to create exemptions on recently enacted steel and aluminum tariffs, according to media reports.

Trump made the comments to reporters aboard Air Force One late Sunday night, according to a report in USA Today.

In addition, he noted that reciprocal and sectorial tariffs will begin on April 2, the article said.  

The undiluted Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs went into effect on March 12.

Requests for additional comment from the US Trade Representative and the US Commerce Department were not returned by time of publication.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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