CSIS Issues Commentary: Rethinking Copper Tariffs
July 24, 2025
July 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 23, 2025:
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Rethinking Copper Tariffs
By Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz
On July 9, 2025, President Trump announced the imposition of a sweeping 50 percent tariff on all imported copper, effective August 1. The announcement followed a five-month investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, through which th . . .
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Rethinking Copper Tariffs
By Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz
On July 9, 2025, President Trump announced the imposition of a sweeping 50 percent tariff on all imported copper, effective August 1. The announcement followed a five-month investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, through which th . . .