Policy

US extends 50% steel tariff to wind turbines and components

Commerce department announces that sectoral tariff will also be slapped on steel and aluminium content of hundreds of derivative product categories

Offshore wind nacelles such as this one from a Siemens Gamesa 11MW turbine in Cuxhaven, Germany, will be subject to the 50% tariff.
Offshore wind nacelles such as this one from a Siemens Gamesa 11MW turbine in Cuxhaven, Germany, will be subject to the 50% tariff.Photo: Siemens Gamesa
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Published 20 August 2025, 06:44Updated 20 August 2025, 07:50
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