

"China's lack of environmental standards is part of what drives down their costs, and it's a major contributor to climate change." "What that means is that the US and the EU both produce steel and aluminium that is 'cleaner' than the steel produced in China," Raimondo said. She also said the accord creates a framework through which the US and EU will take carbon intensity into account in future talks. The deal specifies that all steel imported from Europe to the US must be manufactured entirely in Europe, Raimondo said. "We expect that this agreement will provide some supply chain relief and help drive down some of those cost increases as we lift the 25 percent tariffs and increase volume," Raimondo said in reference to pandemic-related disruptions to manufacturing and distribution of key products. The accord announced on the first day of the G20 summit in Rome does not specify the volume of European steel and aluminium that will be allowed in the United States duty-free.

There are 5,600 manufacturing workers at Harley Davidson and all of their jobs are safer today because of this deal."

There are 1.7 million Americans supported by the distilled spirits industry. "These industries were facing retaliatory tariffs of 50 percent," Raimondo said of the likes of Harley Davidson. US, EU strike Airbus-Boeing deal in the face of China aircraft challengeĮU seeks 'truce' with Biden over new tariffs on wine, aeronautics parts In June, as they announced a deal to end their dispute on subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, the US and the European Union gave themselves until 1 December to resolve the steel tariff issue.

The Europeans hit back quickly, with duties on tobacco, corn, rice and orange juice from the US, besides motorcycles and bourbon. He said he was acting on national security grounds. Trump in June 2018 imposed tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminium from several economies, including the European Union. trade dispute and launch cooperation on a Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel & Aluminium." EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said in a tweet: "we have agreed with US to pause our steel & aluminium.
