US EditionEuropean Union Plans Tariffs on Boeing Aircraft if Trade Talks Fail, Financial Times Reports
- On May 6, 2025, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury urged the European Union in Paris to impose tariffs on Boeing aircraft imports.
- Faury made this call amid ongoing US-EU trade tensions and potential failure of negotiations to curb President Trump’s trade policies.
- The aerospace sector faces disruptions from the tit-for-tat tariffs following WTO rulings on illegal subsidies affecting both Airbus and Boeing.
- US tariffs range from 10% to 15% on EU aviation products since 2019, while Faury noted Boeing ships 80% of its aircraft overseas and would suffer more from retaliation.
- Faury emphasized reciprocal tariffs could force higher-level talks but warned a trade war would harm the already strained aerospace industry and global supply chains.
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EU eyes tariffs on Boeing aircraft and US-made cars if trade talks fail
The European Union will propose tariffs on Boeing aircraft and US-made cars if talks with US president Donald Trump's administration fail to de-escalate a brewing trade conflict, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
Brussels will apply tariffs to Boeing and US cars if there is no trade agreement with USA
The European Union is already preparing its offensive against the United States in the event that trade negotiations with the White House do not come to a good conclusion. Brussels will propose to fix tariffs on the aircraft manufacturer Boeing and US cars in the event of a de-escalation of the trade conflict. As Bloomberg advances, in the list of US goods that would face a rise in commercial taxes - and that could be made public on Thursday - t…
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