Trump Removes UAE From Section 232 Aluminum Tariff in One of Last Official Actions
Ninety minutes before President Donald Trump left office, the White House announced that United Arab Emirates aluminum exports will no longer be subject to a 10% tariff, but the level of its imports will be permitted “to remain close to historical levels without meaningful increases.” The proclamation said this would limit export surges and discourage excess aluminum production.
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The U.S. exports far more to UAE than vice versa, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, but UAE's top export to the U.S. is aluminum, at $1.3 billion in 2019. The UAE is among the countries that chose to recognize Israel last year, in what the Trump administration called “The Abrahamic Accords.”