What is the current tariff on steel imports?

As of June 2025, the United States has a 50% tariff on steel imports.

How much steel and aluminum does the U.S. produce?

In 2025, the United States produced 82 million metric tons of raw steel and 660,000 metric tons of primary aluminum.

How much steel does the U.S. produce vs. import?

In 2025, the United States produced 82 million metric tons of raw steel and imported around 23 million metric tons.

Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: Where Does the United States Import the Most From?

60% U.S. aluminum consumption relies on imports, as does 13% of steel use.

By Jack Caporal – Updated Mar 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM EST | Fact-checked by Margo Winton Parodi

Key Points

U.S. raised tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50% in 2025, impacting costs.
Canada is the main source of U.S. steel and aluminum imports, critical for supply.
Higher tariffs may lead to increased U.S. production but require extensive investment.

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Canada is the top source of U.S. aluminum imports, followed by the UAE, Bahrain, and China.

The U.S. imported 2.4 million metric tons of aluminum from Canada in 2025, roughly 46% of total U.S. aluminum imports that year. Since 2010, Canadian aluminum has accounted for between 40% and 60%, roughly, of U.S. aluminum imports.

The UAE is a distant second, supplying about 560,000 metric tons of aluminum to the United States, around 10% of U.S. imports.

Chinese aluminum imports have fallen by two-thirds since they peaked at 643,000 metric tons in 2017. The U.S. imported about 133,000 metric tons of aluminum from China in 2024, about 2% of its total aluminum imports.

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Jack Caporal is the Research Director for The Motley Fool and Motley Fool Money. Jack leads efforts to identify and analyze trends shaping investing and personal financial decisions across the United States. His research has appeared in thousands of media outlets including Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and CNBC, and has been cited in congressional testimony. He previously covered business and economic trends as a reporter and policy analyst in Washington, D.C. He serves as Chair of the Trade Policy Committee at the World Trade Center in Denver, Colorado. He holds a B.A. degree in International Relations with a concentration in International Economics from Michigan State University.

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