Original title: the United States will impose tariffs on EU aircraft and agricultural products: up to 25%
A number of US media reported on October 2 local time that the office of the US trade representative announced on the same day that it would impose tariffs on EU aircraft, agricultural products and other commodities. It is reported that these tariffs announced this time will officially take effect on October 18.
The US consumer news and business channel (CNBC) reported that according to the tax list released by the office of the US trade representative on the 2nd, the United States will impose a 10% tariff on aircraft from France, Germany, Spain or the United Kingdom, a 25% tariff on clothing and blankets from the United Kingdom, a 25% tariff on some tools and machinery of coffee machines from Germany, and a 25% tariff on coffee machines from Germany Spain and Britain impose 25% tariffs on cheese, olive oil and frozen meat.
The report mentioned that the US announced the imposition of tariffs on EU goods after the WTO ruled that the EU illegally subsidized Airbus. In 2004, the United States filed a complaint in the WTO, claiming that many European countries had illegally subsidized Airbus. The WTO ruled last May that the EU had illegally subsidized Airbus and harmed the interests of Boeing in the United States. In its ruling this week, the WTO said that the United States could seek compensation by imposing tariffs on more than $7 billion of EU goods.