China’s steel controls may raise costs for GM, Thyssenkrupp in Mexico — Panjiva
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China’s steel controls may raise costs for GM, Thyssenkrupp in Mexico

China 3053 Materials - Metals/Mining 796 Metals - Steel 544 Mexico 929 Tariffs 1870 U.S. 5404

The Chinese Ministry of Finance has cut import duties on certain steel products in order to try and reduce the cost of steel after a recent surge. There may be an opportunity for U.S. exporters to sell more into China as a result of the reduced tariffs, particularly in the context of purchases made under the phase 1 trade deal. Those were worth $583 million in the 12 months to March 21 after a 27.6% increase in Q1’21, though that still left shipments 61.4% below the same period of 2017. Prioritizing exports to China could crowd out sales or increase prices for buyers of U.S. ste...

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