According to the White House, President Trump’s executive order exempts key metals from tariffs while adding duties on silicon, reflecting national security and trade priorities.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order exempting graphite, tungsten, uranium, gold bars, and other metals from national tariffs, while imposing new tariffs on silicon products. The changes, effective Monday, also enable faster customized trade agreements that could remove tariffs on aircraft parts, generic drugs, specialty spices, coffee, and rare metals not produced in the U.S. The order emphasized that these modifications are necessary to address the national emergency originally declared when tariffs were implemented in April.