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The European Union is seeking feedback from the public about a list of US imports that it could hit with higher tariffs if ongoing trade talks with the United States fail.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, announced Thursday that the list under consideration comprises imports from the US worth a total of €95 billion ($107 billion) and covers a broad range of agricultural and industrial products, including bourbon, fish, airplanes and cars.
Anyone who could be affected may provide feedback to the commission over the next four weeks, until June 10.
“Since the US imposed its unjustified and harmful tariffs, the EU has prioritized finding a mutually beneficial and balanced solution through negotiations,” the commission said in a statement, noting that potential countermeasures are being prepared “in case these fail to deliver a satisfactory outcome.”
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump announced 25% levies on all imports of steel, aluminum, cars and car parts and hit the EU with 20% “reciprocal” tariffs on all other goods – although the latter have been temporarily reduced to 10%, in line with new tariffs on virtually all goods entering the US.
Last month, the EU said it will impose retaliatory tariffs on American toilet paper, soybeans, eye makeup and hundreds of other products if talks with the US over its tariffs aren’t successful. Those planned countermeasures were in response to the steel and aluminum tariff increases.