US EditionUS threatens EU with 17% tariff on food exports
- On July 5, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump warned the European Union that he might impose a 17 percent tariff specifically targeting food and farm product exports amid rising trade disputes in Washington.
- The threat follows a longstanding U.S. stance on protecting domestic growers and concerns that existing agreements, like the Tomato Suspension Agreement, insufficiently shield them.
- EU officials, including Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, received warnings during recent Washington talks and have prepared retaliatory tariffs, while emphasizing preference for negotiation despite internal divisions.
- The U.S. intends to dispatch final tariff notifications to trading partners by August 1, while President Trump will notify 12 countries about the potential imposition of permanent tariffs reaching as high as 70%, demonstrating a firm approach to trade negotiations.
- This escalation risks broad trade disruptions, including impacts on sectors such as fresh tomatoes, food products, and automobiles, and signals potential deepening of transatlantic trade conflicts.
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The US president would impose tariffs on a range of products, from Belgian chocolate to Italian olives. The EU would agree, but is ready for a tariff war.
With just days left before the US deadline for new tariffs expires, Washington has proposed a 17 percent punitive tariff on European food. The threat could cause concern in southern Europe – even as the EU prepares countermeasures.
Trump threatens 17% tariffs on EU's food and farm produce as regional bloc prepares for a trade war
The EU trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, was given the warning on Thursday during his meeting with US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
The EU hopes for a negotiated solution, but is also prepared to impose retaliatory tariffs on US products.
In view of the deadline of July 9, the US President announces the sending of dozens of letters to all countries to inform them of how much they will have to pay to continue trading with the United States
Report: US Threatens 17 Percent Tariffs on EU Farm Exports
The U.S. has threatened 17% tariffs on European Union agricultural exports as a Wednesday deadline loomed, an eleventh-hour move that EU officials have characterized as an escalation of the trade dispute between the parties. Such tariffs would hit items such as Belgian chocolate, Kerrygold butter from Ireland, and olive oil from Italy, Spain. and France, all big sellers in the U.S., The Guardian reported Friday. President Donald Trump imposed a …
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