As of April 15, imports into the European Union of certain products originating in the United States will be subject to an additional ad valorem tariff in the range of 4.4 to 25 percent, with some of these products potentially exceeding a total tariff of 50 percent.
The adoption of this trade policy measure is the European Union’s response to the safeguard measures in the form of tariffs imposed by the United States on March 12 on steel and aluminum products and derivatives originating in the EU, in the ranges of 10 to 25 percent ad valorem.
Through the adoption of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/664 of March 31, 2025, the EU has decided to extend the current duty suspension (which was scheduled to run until March 31, 2025) until April 15, 2025, in order to resolve the dispute initiated by the U.S. Government against steel and aluminum originating in the EU.
In the event that there is no resolution to the dispute between the two parties, the products that will be taxed at import through the additional tariffs are the following:
- Video game consoles and video card machines/NC 9504.40.00/ 4.4% Additional
- Articles of plastics for furniture, coachwork or the like/NC 3926.30.00/ 7% Additional
- Lighters and cigarette lighters/NC 9613.80.00/ 20% Extra
- Sweet Corn/NC 0710.40.00/ 25% Additional
- Other vegetables/NC 0711.90.30 / 25% Additional
- Beans/NC 0713.33.90 / 25% Additional
- Blueberries/NC 2008.93.11, 2008.93.19, 2008.93.29 / 25% Additional
How can we assist you?
Salinas & Partners recommends taking into account these measures both in the origin and tariff classification of products traded with the United States and in the international value chain in the supply of goods destined for the European Union, prior to and upon importation.
