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The EU has been a frequent target of Trump's criticism. On 2 April, he proposed a 20% tariff for goods from the bloc, as well as dozens of other trade partners. He then threatened to raise the EU import taxes to 50% as trade talks stalled.
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced 30 percent tariffs on all European goods entering the U.S., prompting pushback from European allies.
President Donald Trump has announced a 30% tariff for both the European Union (E.U.) and Mexico, with the charges set to come into effect on Aug. 1.
While Mexico was spared from Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariff rollout on April 2, the 30% rate for the E.U. is 10% higher than what the president said he would apply to America's largest trading partner in April.
The United States will start charging 30% tariffs on August 1 on products coming into the country from the European Union and Mexico, President Donald Trump confirmed in separate letters Saturday.
US President Donald Trump has sent letters to 23 trading partners this week, including Canada, Japan, Brazil, and others — threatening blanket import tariffs ranging from 20% to 50%. The move, part of a renewed aggressive trade stance,
European leaders sound off on the 30% tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose on the trade bloc.
In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, Trump talked about tariffs, sending Patriot missiles to NATO for Ukraine and how he'll sell his recently passed "big, beautiful bill."
Trump insiders maintain that it would make little sense — politically or from a policy standpoint — for the president to offer any further extensions on trade.