The list of goods was proposed on Monday by the European Commission, which is responsible in the EU for commercial policy. On Wednesday, member states approved her in voting.
In the announcement, the EC emphasized that the retaliation duties may “be suspended at any time if the US agrees to a fair and balanced negotiations.” “The EU considers the US duties as unjustified and harmful, bringing economic damage to both parties and the world economy.
The document with a list of goods that she saw PAP has 67 pages. The list on which the states were to vote are, among others Agricultural products such as poultry, fruit, nuts and soy. Motorcycles and yachts were also found. However, the list did not cover whiskey in connection with the fears of, among others wine countries in Europe with US retaliation against European alcohols.
Approved Customs Clinics are a response to raised on March 12 to a height of 25 percent. Stal and aluminum rates imported to the USA. EU tariffs will come into force gradually, from mid -April. The second part will come into force on May 16, and the EU duties against several goods of such soy and nuts will be raised on December 1.
As announced, the EU duties will cover American goods, whose import in 2024 amounted to EUR 22 billion. However, the value of steel and aluminum from the EU to the US was EUR 26 billion.
The EU has not yet responded to the so -called Mutual duties that have been in force since Wednesday. The United States imposed them on trade partners who have a surplus in US trade; In the case of EU goods, the rate is 20 percent.
