Two Egyptian companies – Ezz Steel and Kandil Steel – export roughly 173,000 tonnes of steel products to the United States, sources told the local El Watan newspaper on Friday.
A source in the Egyptian Trade and Industry Ministry told the daily that Cairo was considering asking the United States for an exemption.
US trade partners in South America, the European Union, Japan, and South Korea said they regretted the new policy, while China warned about damage to global trade rules. Argentina said it would seek a waiver.