EU, Canada, China Retaliatory Tariffs Touch on Wide Range of US Goods

June 1, 2018 |Top News

New tariffs on U.S. goods exported to the European Union and Canada touch on a wide range of products, with a heavy focus on steel and aluminum products. The EU and Canadian tariffs are meant as a response to the Trump administration's decision to end the exemptions from tariffs on steel and aluminum goods from the EU, Canada and Mexico (see 1805310028). Mexico also plans to initiate new tariffs on U.S. goods, though it has not yet publicly released a list of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings, a spokeswoman for the Mexican Embassy in the U.S. said. China put new tariffs in place in April in response to the Section 232 tariffs.

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Canadian Tariffs

As the list currently stands, Canada will impose tariffs on $12.8 billion worth of U.S. goods starting July 1. That amount was chosen because it mirrors the amount of steel and aluminum imported into the U.S. from Canada. The Canadian proposal includes two lists of goods, the first of which will be subject to 25 percent tariffs and the second to 10 percent tariffs. These 8-digit subheadings fall in the following chapters and headings (note that not all subheadings would necessarily be covered in the headings listed below):

Table 1

Chapter 72: 7206, 7207, 7208, 7209, 7210, 7211, 7212, 7213, 7214, 7215, 7216, 7217, 7218, 7219, 7220, 7221, 7222, 7223, 7224, 7225, 7226, 7227, 7228, 7229
Chapter 73: 7301, 7302, 7304, 7305, 7306

Table 2

Chapter 4: 0403
Chapter 9: 0901
Chapter 16: 1602
Chapter 17: 1702, 1704
Chapter 18: 1806
Chapter 19: 1905
Chapter 20: 2001, 2007, 2009
Chapter 21: 2103, 2104
Chapter 22: 2202, 2208
Chapter 33: 3304, 3305, 3307
Chapter 34: 3401, 3402, 3406
Chapter 35: 3506
Chapter 38: 3808
Chapter 39: 3923, 3924
Chapter 44: 4412
Chapter 48: 4802, 4811, 4818, 4822
Chapter 49: 4909
Chapter 73: 7310, 7321
Chapter 76: 7605, 7605, 7607, 7608, 7609, 7610, 7611, 7612, 7613, 7614, 7615, 7616
Chapter 84: 8418, 8419, 8422, 8433, 8450
Chapter 85: 8537
Chapter 89: 8903
Chapter 90: 9032
Chapter 94: 9401, 9404
Chapter 95: 9504
Chapter 96: 9608

EU Tariffs

The EU will impose tariffs on $3.2 billion worth of U.S. goods starting June 20. An initial list includes 181 items that will be subject to 25 percent tariffs. These 8-digit subheadings fall in the following chapters and headings (note that not all subheadings would necessarily be covered in the headings listed below):

Chapter 7: 0710, 0711, 0713
Chapter 10: 1005, 1006
Chapter 19: 1904
Chapter 20: 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Chapter 22: 2208
Chapter 24: 2402, 2403
Chapter 33: 3304
Chapter 61: 6109
Chapter 62: 6203, 6204
Chapter 63: 6302
Chapter 64: 6405
Chapter 72: 7210, 7219, 7222, 7223, 7226, 7228, 7229
Chapter 73: 7301, 7304, 7306, 7307, 7308, 7309, 7310, 7311, 7314, 7315, 7318, 7321, 7322, 7323, 7324, 7325, 7326
Chapter 76: 7606
Chapter 87: 8711
Chapter 89: 8903
Chapter 95: 9504

The EU notice also includes further lists that could go into effect in 2021 if the dispute were to go on that long.

Chinese Tariffs

China has already implemented tariffs in response to the U.S. Section 232 tariffs (see 1803230008). The tariffs apply to 128 products from the U.S. and add new 15 percent or 25 percent duties, according to a translated list from Covington & Burling. These 8-digit subheadings fall in the following chapters and headings (note that not all subheadings would necessarily be covered in the headings listed below):

Subject to 15% Tariffs

Chapter 2: 0203, 0206
Chapter 76: 7602

Subject to 25% Tariffs

Chapter 8: 0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0811, 0812, 0813
Chapter 12: 1211
Chapter 22: 2204, 2207
Chapter 73: 7304

India, Japan, Russia and Turkey

India, Japan, Russia and Turkey have all also submitted plans to impose retaliatory tariffs with the World Trade Organization, according to an unofficial timeline of recent trade actions International Trade Today obtained.

Email ITTNews@warren-news.com for a copy of the timeline.