US trading partners seek guidance on how to avoid Trump's metal tariffs

EU officials have said they wouldn't enter into trade negotiations in exchange for waivers from the import tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium

American and European officials are planning new trade talks this week as US allies seek ways to avoid steel and aluminum tariffs and China signaled it is poised to retaliate if President Donald Trump implements his biggest “America first” economic action to date.
 
Trump’s tariffs declaration Thursday has rattled two of the US’s biggest economic partners, Japan and the European Union. The two economies together account for about a quarter of America’s annual trade in goods, and leaders from both stressed serious concern over the weekend, calling on US officials to exclude them from the measures as close security