EU industry fears ever-expanding list of ‘derivative’ goods subject to steel tariffs | Trump tariffs
Already Donald Trump’s 50% of the tariffs in imports, the EU steel industry, the United States, with some metals with windows and doors, including tariffs that can be subject to tariffs that can be subject to a list of more damage supports itself.
In August, the US listed 407 product category as “derivative” closures, ranging from wind turbines, mobile cranes and bulldozers to railway vehicles and furniture.
However, EU business leaders and a leading German MEP expressed his concerns that the list would continue to grow temporarily, and added to a 25% of the criminal tariffs in Europe, including 25% tariffs, but 25% of criminal tariffs.
With a deadline dated 29 September, the United States opened a new advice on which products should be on the Inclosions list on 15 September.
The EU Steel Industry said that consultation explicitly “expand, not to be cut ve and is part of a wider intention to review the list three times a year.
Luisa Santos, Deputy General Manager of Businesteurope, the Confederation of European Industrial Organizations, said that the relationship with the United States has become “quite turbulent because of its ability to add products to US buckets.
“Now the problem is a strange interpretation of the US agreements, increases the list of derivatives. Not only with us, but with everyone.
“Now it can be a motorcycle hit or a table with a small metal or window frames on it.
“The problem is that if we still have a few things that are still not clear, if you have a side expanding on these derivative lists, it is very difficult to claim that we have certainty.”
Before an agreement with the EU, the British government, which secured the sub -steel tariff, said he was looking for an explanation from Washington about which extra steel products will be affected.
Fearing another surplus wave in a sector affected by excessive capacity and cheap external imports, the Community Union and British Steel said that the UK’s industrial sector wanted the industrial sector to sign a pledge that supports the country’s steel sector.
The two organizations aim to galvanize the support for hostage -based steel with the industry, which faces unprecedented challenges in the sector, and to strengthen the long -term flexibility, labor and the infrastructure of the sector’s long -term flexibility. ”
European Steel Trade Representative Organ Eurofer said, “The latest developments are needed not only the EU steel industry, but as a whole as a whole and in Europe, a strong new trade measures are needed to protect the millions of quality business.” He said.
Steel tariffs were increased from 25% to 50% in June. It was part of Trump’s attempt to revive the US industry, but not only against Chinese imports, but also products including stainless steel sinks, water heaters or cranes.
Bernd Lange, President of the European Parliament, an Effective International Trade Committee of the European Parliament, a German MSE, said that the list of derivatives, including the motorcycle sector, has already “really damaging too many industries”.
He recently explained how he visited a motorcycle factory in Germany, where they could not produce a precise paper marks for the amount of steel and aluminum used in their vehicles, up to hazelnuts and bolts that could have Chinese steel elements.
Tariffs are paid for the value of steel and aluminum contents in accordance with the rules.
“They know that they are between 30% and 50%, but they declare 50% because they are not sure, because otherwise they are in danger of getting 200% tariffs,” he said.
MEPS said that the expectation of the new tariff regime and the closure of expanding products is not easy to “explain to workers” that the EU -us agreement is good.
