To respond to customs duties imposed by Donald Trump to a good part of the world, and in particular the European Union, the latter will in turn impose first taxes on April 15. What will be the most affected ray products? Inventory. © Kwangmoozaa/Adobe Stock – These American products which will be taxed on April 15 by Europe. Safeguard safeguarded Receiving European Union alerts just a week after their announcement by Donald Trump, American customs duties come into force this Wednesday, April 9 for the European Union, China and all the other countries concerned. On Tuesday, the White House confirmed that it would now impose 104% customs duties on China, while a surcharge of 20% will apply in Europe. If the firm response of the old continent is long overdue, Emmanuel Macron still urged Donald Trump to go back. But in the meantime, the EU has decided to take first measures. A first response which should strike 22 billion euros in American imports, Note Franceinfo. These taxes will not be applied this Wednesday, but Tuesday April 15 with in the first place rice, vegetables, almonds and fruit juices. So many products consumed en masse in Europe, and more precisely in France, which should therefore see their prices jump in the coming weeks if there are no changes by then. Especially since Europe, before agreeing on a common response, plans another salvo, this time from May 16 on products such as poultry, beef, soybeans or motorcycles (such as Harley-Davidson). Also read: Customs rights: will French companies drink this Wednesday? Products taxed at 10%, others at 25%yachts and other boats could also be affected, said La Tribune a few weeks ago. Some products will be taxed up to 10%, others at 25%. “This list was made to accomplish two goals: to give us the maximum weight in our negotiations with our American partners, but also to make the minimum of damage on our single European market,” suggested the spokesperson for the European Commission, Olof Gill. Origin, the American whiskey (Bourbon) was to be affected by these taxes, but it was withdrawn to the request of France and Italy to avoid reprisals On spirits while the wine and cognac sector is already risking to greatly suffer from American customs taxes. Read also: Budget 2025: Can France take the shock of Trump taxes? “We do it in a moderate, progressive way, we show that we react. But by saying to the United States: ‘Come around the table, basically it bothers us to react, and what we prefer is to find an agreement’, “explains for his part in Franceinfo, Lionel Fontagné, professor of economics and director of the Institute of Macroeconomic and International Studies. A response plan should be presented early next week. Receive our latest news each morning, most of the Capital news. (Tagstotranslate) Union europ u00e9enne
