The United States imposed a 20% customs right on Wednesday on European products on Wednesday. France online in sight? What sectors are affected? What consequences for French exporters? Can the European Union really retaliate? Follow our live to understand everything. © Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images save saved Receive customs alerts. Trade tensions between the United States and the European Union are crossing a new CAP. Since March, American President Donald Trump has imposed several successive waves of customs duties, culminating this Wednesday, April 9 with the entry into force of an additional 20% tax on European products. France is directly concerned, with potentially affected sectors such as the food industry, cosmetics or even transformed industrial goods. The eventual elevation on March 12, 2025, the United States restored customs duties of 25% on steel and aluminum imported from Europe, including on a wide range of derivative products containing these materials. Officially, Washington justifies this decision by arguments of national security and commercial reciprocity. Another targeted key sector: the automobile. Since April 3, all imports of European vehicles have now been subject to a 25% tax, a measure which will apply no later than May 3 to car spare parts. With the entry into force on April 9 of a new 20% tax on certain European products, French exporters face a much more constrained commercial environment. In particular are concerned the agrifood sectors (wines, spirits and cheeses), cosmetics, but also certain industrial parts and consumer goods. This accumulation of tariff barriers complicates transatlantic exchanges for thousands of companies, including exporting SMEs, less armed than large groups to absorb these additional costs. Some may be forced to reduce its volumes to the United States, or redirect its markets. The European Union has denounced unilateral and unjustified measures, and could prepare a coordinated commercial response. Paris, via Bercy, calls for vigilance and European unity in the face of this new price offensive. Read also to read also: Bourse: Donald Trump puts the CAC 40 KB, new Krach in sight? The alert of the Zurich wolf receive our latest news each morning, the information to remember on the financial markets. (tagstotranslate) customs
