EU industry fears ever-expanding list of ‘derivative’ goods subject to steel tariffs

Europe braces for further damage if products containing metal, such as windows and doors, are added to rolling list

The EU steel industry, already reeling from Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on imports, is bracing itself for further damage after the US opened the possibility of a rolling list of derivative" products that could be subject to tariffs including windows and doors with some metal.

In August the US listed 407 product categories as derivative" inclusions, ranging from wind turbines, mobile cranes and bulldozers to rail cars and furniture.