The EU Strikes Back

The EU has announced responsive tariffs on US goods. The list of likely affected goods is available online. The list is categorized by CN Codes – CN codes are the European equivalent to tariff codes. It appears that these tariffs will not include typical aircraft parts CN codes.

The new EU taiffs will apply to products of the US that are imported into the EU after each become tariff becomes effective. The EU has announced plans to have two waves of tariffs.

The first wave will re-implement tariffs that had been previously established in response to US tariffs. These tariffs had been suspended pursuant to a deal with the US. The EU has announced their expectation that this will take effect on April 1.

The second wave of tariffs will apply to additional products of the United States and is expected to take effect in mid-April. This list is being developed by the European Commission.

The EU tariffs are expected to include some things that ASA members could be exporting to Europe, including:

• steel tubes and pipes under CN heading 7306
• iron or steel sleeves, elbows, flanges and fitting under CN heading 7307
• reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of iron or steel under CN heading 7309
• aluminum fasteners under CN heading 7616

The EU list is quite lengthy, so this should NOT be read as a complete list of things that ASA members are exporting that could be subject to EU tariffs.