Joint Statement from the President of the United States Joe Biden and the President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Actions to Protect North American Steel and Aluminum Markets

Mexico and the United States are taking key measures today to protect the North American steel and aluminum markets from unfair trade. Both countries will implement policies to jointly prevent tariff evasion on steel and aluminum, and strengthen North American steel and aluminum supply chains (Mexico, United States, and Canada).
 
To improve transparency of the origins of its imports, Mexico is requiring importers to provide more information about the country of origin of steel products.
 
This action adds to Mexico’s recent tariff increases on steel from non-free trade agreement countries.  To complement these actions and further protect the North American market, the United States will implement melt and pour, and smelt and cast requirements, respectively, for certain steel and aluminum imports from Mexico in order for those steel and aluminum imports to enter the United States tariff-free under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. 

In the coming weeks and months, Mexico and the United States will continue to work together to protect the North American steel and aluminum markets from unfair trade practices.

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