Starting from February 2025, the United States has introduced a series of additional tariffs on many categories of imported goods. These additional tariffs have had a significant impact on trade and commercial relations between countries. Additional tariffs have been imposed on aluminum, iron and steel products, on certain products containing aluminum, iron and steel, and on goods originating from China, Mexico, and Canada. In recent weeks, reciprocal tariffs have been introduced at a minimum rate of 10% and higher percentages specific to certain countries of origin: the former are in effect, while the latter are currently suspended for ninety days, except for goods of Chinese origin.
In this context, the European Union has adopted two Regulations aimed at providing an initial response to the protectionist measures of the United States of America, while allowing the start of negotiations to reduce their impact on the EU economy.
Regulation EU 2025/778 of April 14, 2025, updates the content of the regulations published by the European Union since 2018, which provided for the introduction of additional tariffs on vegetables, legumes, rice, corn, fruit, tobacco, oils and beauty products, clothing products, footwear, iron and steel products, and many other goods originating from the US. These measures had been suspended until March 31, 2025, and have now been updated with an expansion of the listed products and a phased entry into force:
Given the described regulatory framework and the European Union's intention to start negotiations with the US Administration to mitigate the negative effects of the additional US tariffs, Regulation EU 2025/786, also dated April 14, 2025, provides for the suspension of the additional tariffs introduced by the European Union with Regulation EU 2025/778 on products originating from the US until July 14, 2025.
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