The World Trade Organization (WTO) just opened the door for new U.S. tariffs against the European Union starting October 18th. The recent decision by the WTO ruled in the favor of the United States in their 15 year long battle against subsidies the EU provides to airplane maker Airbus.
In addition to airplanes, the office of the United States Trade Representative released a list of items imported from Europe that will now be subject to tariffs. Included among those items are electromechanical tools, backhoes, wool sweaters, coffees, olives, cheese, and many liquors.
Complete list of items below:
Section 1 – Products of France, Germany, Spain, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 10 percent ad valorem:
New airplanes and other aircraft (other than military airplanes or other military aircraft), of an unladen weight exceeding 30,000 kg
Section 2 – Products of the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Single-malt (or straight) Irish and Scotch Whiskies
Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts, waistcoats (vests) and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of wool
Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts, waistcoats (vests) and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of Kashmir goats, wholly of cashmere
Sweaters, pullovers and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of cotton, nesoi
Sweaters, pullovers and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, of manmade fibers, nesoi
Rec perf outwear, women's/girls' anoraks, wind-breakers & similar articles, not k/c, tex mats (not wool, cotton or mmf), cont < 70% by wt of silk
Women's/girls' anoraks, wind-breakers & similar articles, not k/c, of tex mats (not wool, cotton or mmf), cont < 70% by wt of silk,
Men's or boys' suits of wool, not knitted or crocheted, nesoi, of wool yarn with average fiber diameter of 18.5 micron or less
Men's or boys' suits of wool or fine animal hair, not knitted or crocheted, nesoi 6203.19.30
Men's or boys' suits, of artificial fibers, nesoi, not knitted or crocheted
Men's or boys' suits, of textile mats(except wool, cotton or mmf), containing under 70% by weight of silk or silk waste, not knit or croch
Women's or girls' nightdresses and pajamas, not knitted or crocheted, of cotton
Women's or girls' swimwear, of textile materials(except mmf), containing 70% or more by weight of silk or silk waste, not knit or crocheted
Women's or girls' swimwear, of textile materials(except mmf), containing under 70% by weight of silk or silk waste, not knit or crocheted
Blankets (other than electric blankets) and traveling rugs, of cotton
Blankets and traveling rugs, nesoi
Bed linen, not knit or crocheted, printed, of cotton, cont any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work, n/napped
Bed linen, not knit or croc, printed, of cotton, not cont any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, piping or applique work, not napped
Section 3 – Products of Germany described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Coffee, roasted, not decaffeinated
Coffee, roasted, decaffeinated
Instant coffee, not flavored
Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools (o/than machetes), and base metal parts thereof
Base metal tweezers
Pliers (including cutting pliers but not slip joint pliers), pincers and similar tools
Metal cutting shears and similar tools, and base metal parts thereof
Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, nesoi, and base metal parts thereof
Screwdrivers and base metal parts thereof
Knives having other than fixed blades 8211.94.50 Base metal blades for knives having other than fixed blades
Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, other than rotary type, suitable for metal working
Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, other than rotary type, other than suitable for metal working
Machinery and apparatus, hand-directed or -controlled, used for soldering, brazing or welding, not gas-operated
Parts of hand-directed or -controlled machinery, apparatus and appliances used for soldering, brazing, welding or tempering 0
Permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization, of metal
Industrial or laboratory microwave ovens for making hot drinks or for cooking or heating food
Objective lenses and parts & access. thereof, for cameras, projectors, or photographic enlargers or reducers, except projection, nesoi
Section 4 – Products of Germany or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Sweet biscuits
Waffles and wafers
Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter in single sheets, whether or not folded
Transfers (decalcomanias), vitrifiable
Lithographs on paper or paperboard, not over 0.51 mm in thickness, printed not over 20 years at time of importation
Lithographs on paper or paperboard, over 0.51 mm in thickness, printed not over 20 years at time of importation
Pictures, designs and photographs, excluding lithographs on paper or paperboard, printed not over 20 years at time of importation
Self-propelled backhoes, shovels, clamshells and draglines with a 360 degree revolving superstructure
Self-propelled machinery with a 360 degree revolving superstructure, other than backhoes, shovels, clamshells and draglines
Electromechanical tools for working in the hand, other than drills or saws, with self-contained electric motor
Section 5 – Products of Germany, Spain, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Frozen meat of swine, other than retail cuts, nesoi
Whey protein concentrates
Fresh cheese, and substitutes for cheese, cont. cows milk, neosi, o/0.5% by wt. of butterfat, descr in add US note 16 to Ch 4, not
Fresh cheese, and substitutes for cheese, cont. cows milk, neosi, o/0.5% by wt. of butterfat, not descr in add US note 16 to Ch 4, not GN 15 0406.10.95
Fresh cheese, and substitutes for cheese, not cont. cows milk, neosi, o/0.5% by wt. of butterfat
Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
Edam and gouda cheese, nesoi, subject to add. US note 20 to Ch. 4
Cheeses, nesoi, from sheep's milk in original loaves and suitable for grating
Virgin olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, not chemically modified, weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg
Olive oil, other than virgin olive oil, and its fractions, not chemically modified, weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg
Olives, green, not pitted, in saline, not ripe
Olives, green, in a saline solution, pitted or stuffed, not place packed
Section 6 – Products of Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Liqueurs and cordials
Section 7 – Products of France, Germany, Spain or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Olives, n/pitted, green, in saline sol., in contain. > 8 kg, drained wt, for repacking or sale, subject to add. US note 5 to Ch. 7
Olives, n/pitted, green, in saline sol., in contain. > 8 kg, drained wt, for repacking or sale, not subject to add. US note 5 to Ch. 7
Olives, n/pitted, nesoi
Olives, pitted or stuffed, provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
Olives, green, not pitted, in saline, not ripe, in containers holding o/8 kg for repkg, not subject to add. US note 4 to Ch. 20
Olives, green, in saline, place packed, stuffed, in containers holding n/o 1 kg, aggregate quantity n/o 2700 m ton/yr
Olives, green, in saline, place packed, stuffed, not in containers holding 1 kg or less
Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated), not over 14% alcohol, in containers not over 2 liters
Section 8 – Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/cows milk, w/butterfat o/0.5% by wt, subject to Ch 4 US note 16 (quota)
Section 9 – Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation, nesoi, subject to add. US note 25 to Ch. 4
Section 10 – Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Pork other than ham and shoulder and cuts thereof, not containing cereals or vegetables, boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers
Section 11 – Products of Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Pecorino cheese, from sheep's milk, in original loaves, not suitable for grating
Section 12 – Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Yogurt, not in dry form, whether or not flavored or containing add fruit or cocoa
Butter subject to quota pursuant to chapter 4 additional US note 6
Butter not subject to general note 15 and in excess of quota in chapter 4 additional U.S. note 6
Processed cheese (incl. mixtures), nesoi, w/cow's milk, not grated or powdered, subject to add US note 16 to Ch. 4, not GN15
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/o cows milk, w/butterfat o/0.5% by wt, not GN15
Fruit, nesoi, frozen, whether or not previously steamed or boiled
Pork sausages and similar products of pork, pork offal or blood; food preparations based on these products
Cherries, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi
Peaches (excluding nectarines), otherwise prepared or preserved, not elsewhere specified or included
Mixtures of fruit or other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi (excluding tropical fruit salad)
Cherry juice, concentrated or not concentrated
Juice of any single vegetable, other than tomato, concentrated or not concentrated
Section 13 – Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45% butterfat weight, not subj to gen note 15 and in excess of quota in ch. 4 additional US note 14
Other dairy spreads, not butter substitutes or of a type provided for in chapter 4 additional US note 1
Processed cheese (incl. mixtures), nesoi, n/o 0.5% by wt. butterfat, not grated or powdered, subject to Ch4 US note 23, not GN15
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from cheddar cheese, not subj. to add. US note 18 to Ch.4, not GN15
Prepared or preserved pork hams and cuts thereof, not containing cereals or vegetables, nesoi
Pork shoulders and cuts thereof, boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers
Prepared or preserved pork shoulders and cuts thereof, other than boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers
Prepared or preserved pork, not containing cereals or vegetables, nesoi
Prepared or preserved pork, nesoi
Section 14 – Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Fats and oils derived from milk, other than butter or dairy spreads, subject to quota pursuant to chapter 4 additional US note 14
Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, subject to add. US note 22 to Ch. 4
Gruyere-process cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or add. US note 22 to Ch. 4
Blue-veined cheese, nesoi, in original loaves, subject to add. US note 17 to Ch. 4
Cheddar cheese, neosi, subject to add. US note 18 to Ch. 4
Cheddar cheese, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 of the HTS or to add. US note 18 to Ch. 4
Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and Provoletti cheese, nesoi, from cow's milk, subject to add. US note 21 to Ch. 4
Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and Provoletti cheese, nesoi, from cow's milk, not subj to GN 15 or Ch4 US note 21
Swiss or Emmentaler cheese with eye formation, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 or to add. US note 25 to Ch. 4
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from swiss, emmentaler or gruyere, subj. to add. US note 22 to Ch.4, not GN15
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/cows milk, w/butterfat o/0.5% by wt, not subject to Ch4 US note 16, not GN15
Mussels, prepared or preserved
Currant and berry fruit jellies
Pears, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi
Pear juice, concentrated or not concentrated
Prune juice, concentrated or not concentrated
Section 15 – Products of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom described below are subject to additional import duties of 25 percent ad valorem:
Yogurt, in dry form, whether or not flavored or containing add fruit or cocoa, not subject to gen nte 15 or add. US nte 10 to Ch.4
Fermented milk o/than dried fermented milk or o/than dried milk with added lactic ferments
Curdled milk/cream/kephir & other fermented or acid. milk/cream subject to add US note 10 to Ch.4
Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45% butterfat weight, subject to quota pursuant to chapter 4 additional US note 14
Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheddar cheese, cheese/subs for cheese cont or proc from cheddar cheese, not subj to Ch4 US note 18, not GN15
Fresh (unripened/uncured) Italian-type cheeses from cow milk, cheese/substitutes cont or proc therefrom, subj to Ch4 US nte 21, not GN15
Fresh (unrip./uncured) Italian-type cheeses from cow milk, cheese/substitutes cont or proc therefrom, not subj to Ch4 US note 21 or GN15
Fresh (unripened/uncured) Swiss/emmentaler cheeses exc eye formation, gruyere-process cheese and cheese cont or proc. from such, not subj
Romano, reggiano, provolone, provoletti, sbrinz and goya, made from cow's milk, grated or powdered, subject to add US note 21 to Ch.4
Romano, reggiano, provolone, provoletti, sbrinz and goya, made from cow's milk, grated or powdered, not subj to Ch4 US note 21 or GN15
Cheese containing or processed from american-type cheese (except cheddar), grated or powdered, subject to add US note 19 to Ch. 4
Cheese containing or processed from italian-type cheeses made from cow's milk, grated or powdered, subject to add US note 21 to Ch. 4
Cheese containing or processed from italian-type cheeses made from cow's milk, grated or powdered, not subject to add US note 21 to Ch. 4
Cheese (including mixtures), nesoi, n/o 0.5% by wt. of butterfat, grated or powdered, not subject to add US note 23 to Ch. 4
Cheese (including mixtures), nesoi, o/0.5% by wt of butterfat, w/cow's milk, grated or powdered, not subject to add US note 16 to Ch. 4
Stilton cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, subject to add US note 24 to Ch. 4
Blue-veined cheese (except roquefort), processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen. note 15 or add. US note 17 to Ch. 4
Cheddar cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or in add US note 18 to Ch. 4
Colby cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, subject to add US note 19 to Ch. 4
Colby cheese, processed, not grated or powdered, not subject to gen note 15 or add US note 19 to Ch. 4
Processed cheeses made from sheep's milk, including mixtures of such cheeses, not grated or powdered
Processed cheese cont/procd fr american-type cheese (ex cheddar), not grated/powdered, subject to add US note 19 to Ch. 4, not GN15
Processed cheese cont/procd from italian-type, not grated/powdered, not subject to add US note 21 to Ch. 4, not GN15
Stilton cheese, nesoi, in original loaves, subject to add. US note 24 to Ch. 4
Stilton cheese, nesoi, not in original loaves, subject to add. US note 24 to Ch. 4
Goya cheese from cow's milk, not in original loaves, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 or to add. US note 21 to Ch. 4
Reggiano, Parmesan, Provolone, and Provoletti cheese, nesoi, not from cow's milk, not subject to gen. note 15
Colby cheese, nesoi, subject to add. US note 19 to Ch. 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
Colby cheese, nesoi, not subject to gen. note 15 or to add. US note 19 to Ch. 4
Cheeses & subst. for cheese(incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/romano/reggiano/parmesan/provolone/etc, f/cow milk, not subj. Ch4 US note 21, not GN15
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from blue-veined cheese, subj. to add. US note 17 to Ch.4, not GN15 0406.90.74
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from blue-veined cheese, not subj. to add. US note 17 to Ch.4, not GN15 0406.90.82
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from Am. cheese except cheddar, subj. to add. US note 19 to Ch.4, not GN15
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/ or from swiss, emmentaler or gruyere, not subj. Ch4 US note 22, not GN15
Cheeses & subst. for cheese (incl. mixt.), nesoi, w/butterfat n/o 0.5% by wt, not subject to add. US note 23 to Ch. 4, not GN15
Oranges, fresh or dried 0805.21.00 Mandarins and other similar citrus hybrids including tangerines, satsumas, clementines, wilkings, fresh or dried
Clementines, fresh or dried, other
Lemons, fresh or dried
Cherries, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
Cherries, dried
Prepared or preserved pork offal, including mixtures
Mussels, containing fish meats or in prepared meals
Products of clams, cockles, and arkshells containing fish meat; prepared meals
Razor clams, in airtight containers, prepared or preserved, nesoi
Boiled clams in immediate airtight containers, the contents of which do not exceed 680 g gross weight
Clams, prepared or preserved, excluding boiled clams, in immediate airtight containers, nesoi
Clams, prepared or preserved, other than in airtight containers
Cockles and arkshells, prepared or preserved
Products of molluscs nesoi containing fish meat; prepared meals of molluscs nesoi
Molluscs nesoi, prepared or preserved
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