President Donald Trump announced on July 9 that the new 50 percent tariff on imports of copper will take effect on Aug. 1.
“I am announcing a 50 [percent] TARIFF on Copper, effective August 1, 2025, after receiving a robust NATIONAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT,” Trump wrote in a post on social media platform Truth Social.
He noted that copper is needed for manufacturing semiconductors, aircraft, ships, ammunition, data centers, lithium-ion batteries, radar systems, missile defense systems, and hypersonic weapons and is the second most used material by the Department of Defense.
“America will, once again, build a DOMINANT Copper Industry,” he wrote.
Trump signaled on July 8 that he would impose tariffs on copper….
Trump Says 50 Percent Copper Tariff to Take Effect Aug. 1
