Retaliation duties on the USA. European Union proposal. List of articles

This is the EU response to the American duties on steel and aluminum imposed by the president USA Donald Trump.

The draft commission's decision contains 67 pages, in the vast majority filled with tables with lists of goods to be covered by the EU duties. The vast majority proposal Putting on a 25 % customs tariffand much less often 10 %.

Tariffs imposed by the EU on some American goods would enter into force on May 16, and another on December 1.

The goods are very diverse – it is among others Diamonds, eggs, dental thread, sausages and poultry. Retaliation duties on Almonds and soy They would come into force on December 1.

Bourbon, wine and dairy products They were removed from the original list, which the EC considered in March, “Reuters said.

The commission planned a 50 % duty on Bourbon, which prompted Trump to threaten a 200 % retaliation duty on the EU alcohol. Trump's threat worried in particular France and Italy Due to their significant wine industry – Reuters pointed out.

In addition to retaliation duties, the EU has already tightened existing steel protective measures from April 1 to reduce the import of 15 percent. The Commission also considers the introduction of import restrictions on aluminum.

The head of the EU trade Marosz Geparted said earlier on Monday that retaliation tariffs would have less influence than the EUR 26 billion previously announced.

EU Member States are to vote on the proposal of retaliation duties on April 9.

Earlier, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced that European Union proposed the USA total mutual exemption from duties of industrial goods.

On the other hand, the ministers of trade from EU countries agreed that one should work on retaliation duties, while trying to negotiate from the USA reduction of customs rates.

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