By OLIVIA DAY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 00:41 BST, 31 May 2025 | Updated: 00:46 BST, 31 May 2025

United States President Donald Trump has announced he will increase the tariff on imported steel from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. 

Trump made the shock announcement at a steel plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. 

The tariffs, which will also apply to imported aluminium, will take effect on June 4. 

‘We are going to be imposing a 25 per cent increase,’ he told the crowd of workers. 

‘We’re going to bring it from 25 per cent to 50 per cent the tariffs on steel into the United States of America, which will even further secure the steel industry in the United States.’

The move is separate to the Liberation Day tariffs, which was reinstated by a United States court just a day after they were deemed illegal last week. 

More to come.  

United States President Donald Trump has announced he will increase the tariff on imported steel from 25 per cent to 50 per cent in a major blow to Australia's export industry

United States President Donald Trump has announced he will increase the tariff on imported steel from 25 per cent to 50 per cent in a major blow to Australia’s export industry

Trump made the announcement at a steel plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania (workers are pictured)

Trump made the announcement at a steel plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania (workers are pictured)

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Donald Trump announces he will DOUBLE tariffs on imported steel in crushing blow to Australia’s billion-dollar export industry

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