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EU: Imposition of duties on imports of goods from the United States (May 2018)

Announcement

17 May 2018

In May 2018, the European Union imposed import duties on 182 goods from the United States in reaction to the US steel and aluminium import duties.

 

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Number of interventions

2

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

21 Jun 2021

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2021

Announced: 17 May 2018
Import tariff
On 17 May 2018, the European Union issued Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 imposing additional duties of 50%, 35%, 25% or 10% on imports of 158 goods from the United States. The duty ...
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Implementation date

20 Jun 2018

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2021

Announced: 17 May 2018
Import tariff
On 17 May 2018, the European Union issued Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 imposing additional duties of 25% or 10% on imports of 182 goods from the United States. The duty is imposed...
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Turkiye: The government increases by 100% the import tariffs of certain products originating from the United States of America (Terminated on 21 May 2019)

Announced: 06 Jul 2018

Russia: Imposition of import duties on several goods in response to US tariffs on aluminium and steel

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Turkiye: Imposition of duties on imports of goods from the United States

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India: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions and imposition of duties on imports of goods from the United States

Announced: 31 May 2018

Canada: Retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products

Announced: 31 May 2018

Mexico: Government increased import duties on several products in response to US tariffs on aluminium and steel

Announced: 31 May 2018

United States of America: Imposition of section 232 import tariffs on certain steel goods from Canada, the European Union and Mexico and quotas on imports from Argentina and Brazil

Announced: 31 May 2018

United States of America: Imposition of section 232 import tariffs on certain aluminium goods from Brazil, Canada, the European Union, Mexico and the Republic of Korea and quotas on imports from Argentina

Announced: 22 May 2018

Russia: Immediate notification of suspension of concessions towards the United States

Announced: 22 May 2018

Japan: Immediate notification of suspension of concessions towards the United States

Announced: 18 May 2018

EU: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions towards the United States (May 2018)

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China: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions and imposition of duties on imports of 128 goods from the United States

Announced: 08 Mar 2018

United States of America: Tariffs on aluminum imports under the national security provision of U.S. trade law

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