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Trump’s 25% Steel Import Tariffs Upheld by U.S. Appeals Court

Trump’s 25% Steel Import Tariffs Upheld by U.S. Appeals Court

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump acted within his authority when he imposed a 25% tariff on certain steel imports effective March 2018, a U.S. appeals court ruled Friday.

The Court of International Trade was correct to reject a challenge filed by the American Institute for International Steel Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled.

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To contact the editors responsible for this story: Jon Morgan at jmorgan97@bloomberg.net, Ros Krasny

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