China Asks for WTO Consultations on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
China has filed a World Trade Organization complaint alleging that U.S. tariffs on steel are a safeguard measure, not a national security measure. Countries are allowed to unilaterally increase bound tariff rates for national security reasons, but safeguard tariffs are…
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subject to review at the WTO. China formally asked for consultations on steel and aluminum March 26. "In the process of these consultations, China reserves the right to raise additional issues, make further factual and legal arguments, and pursue any other remedies provided for under the Safeguards Agreement and the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes," the notices said. The steel notice erroneously said the U.S. is putting a 10 percent tariff on steel. The tariff is 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum.