Trump steel tariffs illegal, says UK's Liam Fox. So who gets to sort this mess out
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The policy came into force on Friday, meaning anyone in the US importing the metals from the EU will have to pay an additional tax.
President Donald Trump said the move would protect US national security.
"Given that we export some pretty complex steel products to the United States which are part of their national security programmes themselves, this reasoning that is given is wrong and therefore we believe unlawful."
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