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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels

EU industry fears ever-expanding list of ‘derivative’ goods subject to steel tariffs

An employee installs fixtures inside a train carriage
A worker installs fixtures inside a train carriage at the Stadler Rail AG plant in Bussnang, Switzerland. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The EU steel industry, already reeling from Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on imports, is bracing itself for further damage after the US opened the possibility of a rolling list of “derivative” products that could be subject to tariffs including windows and doors with some metal.

In August the US listed 407 product categories as “derivative” inclusions, ranging from wind turbines, mobile cranes and bulldozers to rail cars and furniture.

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