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The Mexican tariffs, which also hit imported cheese and certain fruits and vegetables, take effect immediately.

York, Pennsylvania-based Double ‘D’ Roofing & Sheet Metal won an award for its charity efforts.

Besides matching America’s 25 percent tax on imported steel and 10 percent tax on aluminum, Canada will soon levy similar taxes on popular products such as chocolate bars, mayonnaise, whiskey, sailboats, washing machines, maple sugar and strawberries.

Building engineers and mechanical contractors may want take note: This is the year that duct design and installation will begin to face an increased amount of scrutiny.

Many HVAC distributors didn’t waste time passing along price increases that they blamed on the new 25 percent tariff on imported steel entering the U.S.  

A 25 percent tax on imported steel and 10 percent duty on imported aluminum from the countries will take effect tomorrow.

Dustin Denison has resigned himself to paying more for ductwork, registers, fittings and just about everything else containing steel that Applied Energy Innovations uses daily.

Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s minister of economic trade and industry, has said the U.S. decision to impose tariffs could disrupt the world’s markets for the two metals.

Officials with the European Union say it looks increasingly unlikely that they will be able to reach an agreement with the White House to permanently exempt the 28-nation bloc from the steel and aluminum tariffs. 

While the U.S. may hold off on imposing tariffs on other Chinese goods as the two sides try to negotiate new trade rules, the tariffs on steel and aluminum are staying. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the statement Tuesday.