Aluminium Exports To US Are Fair - Australia PM

Reuters quoted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as saying that its aluminium exporters are complying with the terms of a deal with the United States after the New York Times reported President Donald Trump had considered imposing tariffs on Canberra. The New York Times, citing unidentified sources, said Trump had been urged to impose tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium in response to an increase in exports of aluminium to the United States over the past year.

Trump was persuaded to backtrack on the plan after advice that imposing tariffs on Australia would alienate a key ally in the Asia-Pacific region, the New York Times reported.

Mr Morrison said Australian exporters were doing nothing wrong. He told that "We have an arrangement with the United States and we are working within that arrangement.”

Trump imposed a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminium imports in March. He agreed to an exemption for Canberra after lobbying by then Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. Australia exports about AUD 500 million in steel and aluminium to the United States each year.

Australia has long been a staunch ally of the United States and won favour with Washington in recent months for pushing back against growing Chinese influence in the Pacific region.

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