steel tariffs

We hear from a chocolate maker, a skate shop owner, and a steel tubing supplier about what tariffs have meant for them over the past 12 months.

The metals are used in almost every industry and could reduce the cost of cars and appliances— but the impact on everyday costs like housing and groceries will be limited.

Old Bay just transitioned to a tin-and-steel box. It's a more nostalgic vibe — and also more expensive. And it’s a sign that steel-and-aluminum tariffs can impact food packaging.

President Donald Trump’s 2018 steel and aluminum tariffs made domestic production more lucrative. But higher prices will cause hardship throughout the manufacturing sector.

The 50% tariffs are supposed to apply to foreign-produced steel and aluminum starting from June 4.

Tariffs on steel and aluminum impact everything from packaging to the bottom lines of stores like Walmart.

“What we learned from the last tariff experience is that what goes up must come down,” says Lisa Goldenberg of Delaware Steel Co. “So it's kind of a last man standing.”

Recent research finds that higher tariffs on dirtier imports could reduce carbon emissions.

Remember those steel and aluminum tariffs that were supposed to target China but also pulled in Europe and Canada? Most of them still exist.

“When you take out major players, anything that destabilizes the world economy affects steel, affects all of us,” says Lisa Goldenberg, president of Delaware Steel Company.