Steel and aluminum tariffs doubled as Georgia businesses face price increases

Coca-Cola cans move down a conveyer belt in the Swire Coca-Cola bottling plant on Oct. 20, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson, File)

Georgia businesses that rely on steel and aluminum will face higher costs after import taxes on these metals were doubled to 50% on Wednesday.

This all comes within a week following a trade court blocking a bulk of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. Then, an appeals court decided to keep them in effect while the White House continues to fight the ruling. Both sides have until next week to respond.

Construction companies, automakers and beverage manufacturers in the state are caught in the middle of a trade war filled with plenty of back-and-forths.