The collection, effective August 1st, is intended to protect the US supply chain of semiconductors, AI chips, weapons systems and clean energy technologies.
The copper pipe will be on display at a New York City home reconstruction store on July 9, 2025. Copper prices continued to rise after President Donald Trump said he would impose a 50% tariff on metal imports. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
President Donald Trump announced on July 9 that the United States would impose a 50% obligation on importing copper into the country.
“I have been given a robust national security assessment on August 1, 2025, and then announced a 50% tariff on copper on August 1, 2025,” Trump wrote in a post on True Society.
