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Puneral tariffs: How the EU could react to Trump’s plans

Puneral tariffs: How the EU could react to Trump’s plans

US President Trump Hut Berger Puncture against dying, the EU announces that they would take countermeasures. What options are on the table

Can the EU still avert new US tariffs to goods from European companies? And week yes, how? On the answer to the -this question could depend hundreds of jobs all in Germany. In Brussels, everything is done, um the best possible strategy in dealing with US President Donald Trump. Insight to delete:

How to stem in the EU?

Dustuch. In the FürR-Sterben EU trade policy, European Commission believes that after-trumps are hardly anyone against Mexico, Canada and China that the EU can get away. Especially since Trump on the weekend of tariffs said: “This will definitely happen for the European Union.”

When can the punitive tariffs come?

Originally wared in the EU that you could have time for negotiations by the end of March, because only then EUNE should be chosen by Trump’s unseeing on the US trade relationships. However, the latest developments indicate that things can go faster. Trump recently said on the subject of tariffs against the EU that there was no schedule, but “pretty soon” would happen.

Is the EU prepared for tariffs?

At an EU top meeting in Brussels, this question affirmed on Monday. From EU diplomats means that the European Commission had already prepared possible countermeasures ago. During the first term in trump, EU had new taxes on steel and aluminum products au Europe Underground with special Cologne on Bourbon Whiskey, Harley-Davidson-Motorräer and Jeans. How strongly the EU reacts diemal should depend on the concrete pay decision. For the ich -ever, additional customs duties of 10 to 20 percent will be walking.

How could it go on after having to use Zölllen?

In a less bad scenario, Trump could quickly be tied away, the customs of the Zolle neither out – so that they can then be used with negotiations. So it was last and at Mexico and Canada. In the worst case scenario there would be a long trade war-with serious consequences for the vertebrae.

Words could be negotiated?

The SPD trading expert and MEP Bernd Lange is several starting points. In order to reduce the goods deficit criticized by Trump, the EU could therefore, for example, multi -gasiggas (LNG), military technology and agricultural goods from the USA. It would also be possible to lower the import tariffs for US cars. With ten trials, these were already a new agreement on the conversion of American LNG export hat, also spent the Leyen into play.

The former Luxembourg government Xavier Bettel, who is a minister for foreign trade and foreign policy, campaigned on Tuesday at an EU meeting in Warsaw, he had been involved with him as a prime minister, he said. His experience is: “When you are weak, Eren eats up. If you don’t negotiate, he hits you. “

Was Trump bothers so strongly in the trade with Europe?

Trump will strengthen the United States as a product location and dismantle the trade deficit with Europe. He is a thorn in the side that European companies sell significantly more goods in the United States than American Festival in the EU.

This applies above all to Germany: According to the Statistical Federal Championships, the United States is more advanced than ever in the narrowing 20 years: According to this, 2023 goods worth EUR 157.9 billion were exported in the USA, almost ten percent of Germans were exported in the USA Exports.

Conversely, 2023 were worth 94.7 billion from the USA. The result was a German record trade shot of around 63 billion. Euro with the USA, i.e. statisticians. With no other country, Germany has had high exports since 2017 like with the USA.

Was it would mean tariffs for becoming?

Customs would hit the auto industry in Europe anyway, especially the Germans. For the local vertebrae, which is bumper for two years in a row and at best may grow minimally in 2025, Zölle would have a new deep blow. “The sales market USA is very pronounced for the Products location of Germany,” says Hildegard Müller, President of the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). Around 400,000 cars from German Fertung went to the USA in 2023 – quickly a tenth of the annual product. This makes America most important export market for manufacturers.

VW, BMW and Mercedes operate large works in the USA. Nevertheless, in large numbers from Europe. Porsche even serves the US market completely from Europe. This can change new tariffs. At Porsche and Audi, the “Handelsblatt” should also make ZuLge schedule to manufacture in the United States. And VW recently stopped the Gleck export Seerse Elektro-Limousine ID.7 from Emden to North America.

The tariffs on Mexico and Canada have been postponed: is the big trade war blowing now?

That is unclear. In return, Trump has to be assured more exhausting constraints to protect the borders to Canada and Mexico. The tariffs could come into force a month later or possibly be negotiated new. In contrast, additional US tariffs on Chinese important have been effective since Tuesday. Trump said only one mission. “We don’t get any deal with China, then the tariffs will be very, very -substance.”

How difficult to die?

The IFO Institute is in the case of customs duties on Mexico, Canada and China as a loser. Canada had to rake 35 trozent by 28 percent and Mexico for countermeasures on US tariffs. In contrast, China, unlike geographical neighbors, can deflect the Handel more easily from the United States, says Lisandra Flach, head of the IFO Center for Wirwirtwirtschaft. China therefore covers them in the model with an export back of 3.8 language help.

A big loser would die USA: their exports could decrease by up to 22 percent in the event of countermeasures, the Ifo. For Trump, a lot is at stake in a trade war.

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