Trump threatens to impose a 20% surcharge on European cars.
The initiative comes as the Donald Trump administration assesses whether there are risks associated with importing European automobiles into the U.S.; "If these tariffs and barriers are not broken down and removed, we will impose a 20% tariff on all [European] cars," he said.
By Brazil Agency
US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday (22) to impose 20% tariffs on vehicle exports from the European Union. The initiative comes as the government analyzes whether there are risks in imports of European cars to the United States.
Trump used Twitter to send a message to Europeans. "If these tariffs and barriers are not broken down and removed, we will impose a 20% tariff on all [European] cars," he said.
The U.S. Department of Commerce is assessing whether imports of automobiles and auto parts pose a national security risk. The deadline for completing the investigations is February 2019.
There is also the possibility that the U.S. Department of Commerce will hold public hearings on the subject in July. In May, Trump signaled that he was dissatisfied with the importation of vehicles from German manufacturers and that he intends to impose tariffs on these products.
China
Recently, Trump announced tariffs worth $50 billion on hundreds of Chinese products entering the United States. In retaliation, the Chinese government also applied an equivalent tariff against an extensive list of items purchased from the United States, including agricultural products.