The aftermath of US tariffs on aluminium imports -- An assessment of tariff impacts and a review of the EU aluminium industry

摘要

In July the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the EU Commission’s science and knowledge service, released an assessment of tariff impacts and a review of the European aluminium industry. The imposition of increased tariffs on the US’ imports of steel and aluminium products in March 2018 was, and still is, an impactful and controversial trade measure. The tariffs on several aluminium product groups, unequally addressing various US trading partners, affected directly the global trade flows of around USD133 billion (value in 2017). They also indirectly affected the producers and traders along the global aluminium supply chains, as the product categories subject to tariffs represent intermediate products for a large range of strategic industries for world producers.