The European Union has approved a new round of retaliatory tariffs on more than $24 billion worth of U.S. imports, set to take effect April 15. The duties, ranging from 10% to 25%, target products such as tobacco, poultry, steel, aluminum, and motorcycles.
The move is a response to President Trump’s 25% tariffs imposed last month on EU steel and aluminum exports. EU member states also aimed politically sensitive regions, including soybeans from Louisiana—represented by House Speaker Mike Johnson—and other U.S. agricultural goods and luxury items.
American whiskey, originally on the tariff list, was removed after Trump threatened to impose a 200% tariff on European alcoholic products.
The EU’s decision marks another escalation in the global trade tensions initiated by the Trump administration’s aggressive tariff strategy, which has already triggered similar retaliations from China and other major trade partners.
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