The range is likely to change, because EU companies and countries will have until June 10 to provide comments and defend sensitive goods to withdraw from the list in order to avoid being taken in Trump’s reprisals.
This happened when the commission in April consulted the EU capitals for its reprisals against the previous prices of Trump in steel and aluminum, the bourbon whiskey being withdrawn at the request of France, Italy and Ireland. In the end, these measures were announced, but not implemented, while Trump recalled his prices in response to a stock market crisis.
“Boeing is welcome to answer,” added the senior official, referring to the American aircraft manufacturer who could be touched mainly if these prices are promulgated.
The total value of the products listed is much lower than 379 billion euros in EU exports which are affected by American rates. A second senior commission official said there was a certain restraint on the side of Brussels, “so as not to shoot us in the foot. We want to be careful “, to avoid a dynamic in a set-tat set which” ultimately harmed our industry “.
The list is added to the existing reprisals of the block, after several high -level meetings between Brussels and Washington have failed to reduce trade tensions. Washington still requires a 10% tariff on imports from most EU products, as well as 25% samples from cars, steel and aluminum.
The Trump Administration also surveys sectors such as pharmaceutical products, trucks, wood and semiconductors as well as the semiconductor manufacturing equipment. But a higher “reciprocal” rate of 20%, currently suspended, would resume the beginning of July if no transatlantic agreement is concluded.
This story has been updated.
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