On Thursday 22 March, US President Donald Trump announced at the last minute his decision to provisionally exempt the EU, Australia, Argentina, Brazil and South Korea (in addition to Canada and Mexico, the USA's partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement – NAFTA) from the US customs duties on imports of steel and aluminium. The duties entered into force on Friday 23 March.
In a statement published by the White House on Thursday evening, Trump said that these countries will...