Implementation of metals tariffs remains muddled days before they take effect
As the Trump administration barrels ahead with its plan to apply stiff tariffs on imported metals starting Friday, governments and businesses across the globe are in a fog as to what is happening and are bracing for at least a short-term hit because of what many criticize as the administration's slapdash process.
When President Trump made his official announcement of the tariffs March 8 - 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum - he exempted Mexico and Canada, at least temporarily, and said that other nations could negotiate with the White House to get out of paying duties on tens of billions of dollars of imports.
But the administration still has not spelled out in any detail what trading partners must do to secure a country exemption. And
