Trump administration tariffs on all imported aluminum and steel are now in effect as the United States launched a 50% duty directly on those materials Wednesday.

President Donald Trump wrote in his executive order the higher tariffs would “more effectively counter foreign countries that continue to offload low-priced, excess steel and aluminum in the

The president has ratcheted up the rate on foreign metals to 50 percent, double the previous rate, saying the levies weren’t high enough to help the U.S. industry.