The US president is thinking of imposing 25% on the importance of being introduced in the importance of proceeding. As announced yesterday, Tuesday (18/2), the decision will be made by April 2.
Proposes carriage of automakers to the US
In statements he made from his luxurious villa at Mar-A-Lago, he said the tariffs “will be about 25%”, but added that he wants to “give time” to “who want to bring here” their factories so that their factory “Do not suffer duties.”
The US president has welcomed the European Union “reduces duties in vehicles at our level”.
“The EU was applying duties to vehicles and is now 2.5%, which is exactly the same level as us. If the whole world does this, then we will play with equal rules, “he added.
“The EU is very unfair with us”
“I note that this was done. But it is very unfair to us, we have a trade deficit of $ 350 billion, they do not buy our vehicles, our agricultural products, they buy almost nothing, we have to fix this, “he added.
According to the Ministry of Commerce, the US deficit in the current trade balance with the EU amounted to $ 235 billion in 2024.
On the contrary, the US had a $ 109 trade surplus of more than $ 109 billion against the EU in 2023, the last year for which centralized data is available, according to the European Commission.
European Commissioner for Commerce and Economic Security Maros Sefsovic arrived yesterday, Tuesday, on a two -day visit, during which he plans to meet meetings with US Secretary of Commerce, Howard Latnik and Jameson for trade (Ustr).
