Trump’s vigorous decision: You will not believe what duties he has led to copper!

by Andrea
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US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the introduction of a 50 % CLA on copper with effect from August 1. According to him, the decision was taken by the White House after the National Security Assessment, he reports TASR on the basis of AFP and Reuters report.

“I announce a 50 % copper duty with effect from August 1, 2025 after I received a thorough opinion of national security,” wrote Trump on the Truth Social platform. According to AFP, this probably hinted at the investigation of the Ministry of Commerce, which the resort launched earlier this year.

“Copper is needed for semiconductors, aircraft, ships, ammunition, data centers, lithium-ion batteries, radar systems of missile defense and even for hypersonic weapons we build many,” added Trump.

The countries that should be most affected by the most are, according to Reuters Chile, Canada and Mexico. Based on data from the US Census Office (USCB), these three countries were the main suppliers of copper and products from it to the United States in 2024. AndThe Meric President also announced the imposition of a 50 % import duty on Brazilian goods to the United States on Wednesday.

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