New US Tariffs Preserve Pressure on European Exporters

EU goods are subject to the new US measures, but the duties will generally not be added on top of existing tariffs where this would push the total rate beyond the 15% ceiling established under the 2025 EU–US trade arrangement

European exporters will nevertheless continue to face significantly less favourable access to the US market than before the current trade tensions, particularly in industries exposed to international price competition

Exemptions for products including aircraft components, generic medicines, cork and diamonds reduce the immediate impact on some strategically important European sectors

For the EU, the wider concern is continued uncertainty, as Washington is using tariffs as an increasingly permanent trade-policy instrument and could introduce further sector-specific measures affecting European pharmaceuticals, technology and manufacturing

Sources: Marketwatch, Euractiv