Japan to Delay Steel Tariffs as U.S. Exempts More Imports

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Tokyo―The U.S. has decided to exempt further steel imports from punitive tariffs, including nine Japanese products. The annual import amount of the Japanese products newly added to a list of products receiving exemptions totals some 20,000 tons, Japanese officials said, according to Kyodo News. The latest U.S. step apparently reflects Japan's move to delay its imposition of 100% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel imports. The Japanese government announced the postponement two weeks ago, nounced the postponement two weeks ago, saying Washington was considering exempting items in a "constructive" manner. The U.S. is now examining exemption requests from foreign steelmakers so that products that U.S. manufactures don't make can continue to be shipped to U.S. users without the high tariffs. The initial list of products receiving be fixed by early July.