Factbox-Trump's new tariffs stir wave of trade frictions against Chinese steel

By Amy Lv and Lewis Jackson, Reuters -  7:27 AM ET 3/20/2025 Company News

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China's giant steel industry is facing mounting pressure on exports this year as it faces another wave of trade frictions from U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs.

Trump announced plans earlier this month to impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the United States, effective from March 12.

Here is the list of countries and regions that have unveiled measures or plans after Trump's fresh proposals on tariffs.

VIETNAM

Vietnam announced last Friday that it would impose a temporary anti-dumping levy of up to 27.83% on some steel products from China, effective from March 7.

Though Vietnam launched the anti-dumping investigation last July, the announcement took the market by surprise because it came earlier than expected.

Vietnam was China's largest steel export destination in 2024, accounting for 11.5%, or 12.77 million metric tons, of China's total steel exports which hit a nine-year high.

SOUTH KOREA

South Korea's industry ministry said last week it had provisionally decided to impose up to 38% tariffs on Chinese steel plate imports after an investigation into alleged dumping of the steel product used in shipbuilding and construction.

Some 7.4%, or 8.19 million tons of China's steel exports flowed to South Korea last year, making it China's second-largest steel export market.

INDIA

India has recommended a temporary tax of 12% on some steel products for 200 days, known locally as safeguard duty, in a bid to curb imports.

China's steel exports to India accounted for just 2.7% of its total last year, although the South Asian nation's finished steel imports from China touched their highest levels in at least seven years during the first nine months of the financial year that began in April.

EUROPEAN UNION

The European Union will tighten steel import quotas to reduce inflows by a further 15% from April, in a move aimed at preventing cheap steel flooding the European market after Washington imposed new tariffs.

(Reporting by Amy Lv and Lewis JacksonEditing by Shri Navaratnam)

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