
Trump is taking decisive action to bring this critical industry back to American soil
Fox News
President Trump imposes copper tariffs under Section 232, including 50% on semi-finished products and phased 15-30% rates on refined copper imports.
Peter Navarro is the White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.
Despite copper’s strategic importance, America’s copper industry continues to be hollowed out by unfair foreign trade practices—including state-subsidized overcapacity and below-cost dumping by countries like China, Vietnam, and India to export manipulation and predatory pricing by countries like Chile, Peru, and Mexico. These practices, often violating WTO rules, depress global copper prices and discourage investment in domestic smelting and refining facilities. Combined with burdensome domestic regulations, this has left America dangerously reliant on foreign sources for a metal critical to our defense and economic security.













