United Arab Emirates exports of aluminium to the U.S. jumped in the first 11 days of March, data from the U.S. Department of Commerce showed, as buyers stocked up on shipments from their second-biggest supplier before the U.

India’s aluminium exports to the US stood at $946 million (Rs 7,831 crore), after exceeding $1 billion in each of the previous two financial years, according to official trade data.

Bridgnorth Aluminium (BA), which employs 330 people in the county, exports 20% of the goods it makes to the US. President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium came into effect on Wednesday, meaning US businesses bringing those products into the country now have to pay a 25% tax on them.