UHM.....
The Steel Tariffs Were Lifted A Year Or So Ago (December 4 2003). And Are No Longer In Effect.
The high prices and low supply we are experiencing right now are due to China's unbelievably high rate of consumption. It seems for the last two or so years they have been buying nearly more steel than the rest of the world combined.
Also, when those tarrifs were in effect, they did not apply to "every" steel product. There were specific rolled plate and sheet products that were tarrifed. I doubt any stainless products or bar products were being tarrifed.
Patrick;
The Sober Pollock