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EU: Commission published new package of countermeasures against the US (April 2025, consolidated in July 2025)

Announcement

14 Apr 2025

In April 2025, the European Commission published a new package of countermeasures against the steel and aluminium tariffs announced by the United States in February 2025 (see related state act).

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Number of interventions

4

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Dec 2025

Revocation date:

07 Aug 2025

Announced: 14 Apr 2025
Import tariff
On 14 April 2025, the European Union published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778 establishing a 25% additional duty on five agricultural products, classified under three six-digit tarif...
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Implementation date

07 Aug 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Postponed: 15 Jul 2025
Import tariff In force
On 14 April 2025, the European Union published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778 removing or reducing the additional duty on 70 products, classified under 30 six-digit tariff subheading...
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Implementation date

07 Aug 2025

Revocation date:

07 Aug 2025

Original implementation: 15 Jul 2025
Import tariff
On 14 April 2025, the European Union published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778 establishing a 25% additional duty on five rice and nicotine products, classified under two six-digit ta...
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Implemented: 15 Jul 2025
Import tariff
On 14 April 2025, the European Union published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778 establishing a 25% additional duty on 1'322 industrial and agricultural products, classified under 759 s...
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