Trump Slaps 50% Tariff on Copper Products, Excludes Ores, Refined Copper

August 1, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--President Donald Trump has ordered a 50% import tariff on several copper products, effective Friday, saying that unfair trade practices abroad, aided by "overly burdensome" local environmental regulations, have undermined domestic copper production. The tariffs apply to imports of semi-finished copper products, such as copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets and tubes, and copper-intensive derivative products, such as pipe fittings, cables, connectors and electrical components.