The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 12th saying that Norway had filed a consultation request on the same day with the World Trade Organization on the United States' levying high tariffs on imported steel and aluminum products.

Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ina Serede said in a statement that Norway believes that the United States imposes additional tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum products in violation of WTO rules. For small, open countries such as Norway, compliance with international trade rules is crucial. If someone violates the rules, it will affect both individual and international economies.

Sarrad pointed out that the United States’ defiance of WTO rules has weakened the country’s credibility in international trade and may undermine the rules-based multilateral trading system.

The request for consultation was the first link in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. If the consultations do not bear fruit, Norway may call the WTO to set up an expert group to review the case.

In March, the United States announced that it would impose tariffs of 25% and 10% on imports of steel and aluminum products, respectively, as imports of steel and aluminum products endanger the United States' "national security." After the tariff measures came into effect, the European Union, Canada, Mexico, and India have already resorted to the US move to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.