EU-US tariffs: Official Journal publication of Steel and Aluminium countermeasures, application to be delayed until 14 July 2025 (concerns cranberries, peanut butter, almonds, other products)
16 APRIL 2025The European Union has published today, 14 April, in the Official Journal two pieces of legislation concerning its Steel and Aluminium countermeasures applying additional duties to US products. The Steel and Aluminium countermeasures that would otherwise apply on 15 April and 16 May are suspended until 14 July 2025.
According to the European Commission, this decision was taken because the US announced its own 90 day suspension to the higher level of Reciprocal tariffs, and in order to give time for the EU and the US to find a negotiated solution.
As part of the EU's push to find a negotiated outcome with the US, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is today (14 April) in Washington DC to hold meetings with his US counterparts in order to explore the ground for a negotiated solution.
Should talks not prove satisfactory, the EU countermeasures will kick in.
In addition to these now-suspended countermeasures against US tariffs on steel and aluminium, preparatory work on further EU countermeasures continues.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778 of 14 April 2025 on commercial rebalancing measures concerning certain products originating in the United States of America and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/886, and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/786 of 14 April 2025 suspending commercial rebalancing measures concerning certain products originating in the United States imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778 and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2882.
Both regulations shall enter into force on the day following that of their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778 introduces new rebalancing measures on Steel and Aluminium, including those of almonds, which had been the subject of public consultation and voting in the past few weeks. It also consolidates under Annex I, all the original countermeasures on Steel and Aluminium which had been approved in 2018 under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/886 (concerning peanut butter, processed cranberry products and dried cranberry products).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/786 modifies Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778 by delaying the application of the measures in that regulation until 14 July 2025. Additionally, it also modifies Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2882 which had suspended measures for Annex I (Kidney beans (0713 33 90), Peanut butter (2008 11 10), Concentrate cranberry (in codes 2009 81 11; 2009 81 19; 2009 81 31; 2009 81 59), and Annex II (Dried cranberries (20089391)) of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/886 to 31 March 2025, by substituting the end date of the suspension of these measures to 14 July 2025.
Products of concern to FRUCOM where duties are suspended until, or will only begin to apply after 14 July 2025:
Under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/886
| CN 2025 | Additional duty |
| 2001 90 30 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid: – – Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) | 25% |
| 2004 90 10 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006: – – Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) | 25% |
| 2005 80 00 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006: – Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) . | 25% |
| 2008 11 10 Peanut butter | 25% |
| 2008 93 91 Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos); lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) – Not containing added spirit: Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg | 25% |
| 2008 93 93 Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos); lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)– Not containing added spirit: – Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg | 25% |
| 2008 93 99 Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos); lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)– Not containing added spirit, Not containing added sugar | 25% |
| 2009 81 11 – – Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) juice: – – – Of a Brix value exceeding 67: – – – – Of a value not exceeding € 30 per 100 kg net weight | 25% |
| 2009 81 19 – – Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) juice: – – – Of a Brix value exceeding 67: – – – – Other | 25% |
| 2009 81 31 – – Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) juice: – – Of a Brix value not exceeding 67: – – – – Of a value exceeding € 30 per 100 kg net weight, containing added sugar | 25% |
| 2009 81 59 – – Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) juice: – – – Of a Brix value not exceeding 67:– – – – – With an added sugar content not exceeding 30 % by weight | 25% |
| 2009 81 95 – – Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) juice: – – – Of a Brix value not exceeding 67– – – – – Not containing added sugar: – – – – – – Juice of fruit of the species Vaccinium macrocarpon | 25% |
| 2009 81 99 – – Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) juice: – – – Of a Brix value not exceeding 67– – – – – Not containing added sugar: – – – – – – Other | 25% |
Under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778
| CN 2025 | Additional duty |
| 0805 10 80 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: – Oranges: – – Other | 25% |
| 0805 21 10 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: – – – Satsumas . | 25% |
| 0805 21 90 10 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: – – – Other | 25% |
| 0805 22 00 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: – – Clementines | 25% |
| 0805 29 00 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: – – Other | 25% |
| 0805 50 10 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: – – Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) | 25% |
| 0805 50 90 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: – – Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) – – Limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia | 25% |
| 0811 20 11 frozen berries | 25% |
| 0811 20 19 frozen berries | 25% |
| 0811 20 31 frozen berries | 25% |
| 0811 20 39 frozen berries | 25% |
| 0811 20 51 frozen berries | 25% |
| 0811 20 59 frozen berries | 25% |
| 0811 20 90 frozen berries | 25% |
| 1508 10 10 crude groundnut oil for technical or industrial uses | 25% |
| 1508 10 90 crude groundnut oil for production of foodstuffs | 25% |
| 1512 19 10 – Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: – – – For technical or industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption | 25% |
| 1512 19 90 – Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof: – – – Other | 25% |
| 1605 21 10 shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved | 25% |
| 1605 21 90 shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved | 25% |
| 2001 10 00 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid: – Cucumbers and gherkins | 25% |
Products of concern to FRUCOM where duties will apply from 1 December 2025
Under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778
| CN 2025 | Additional duty |
| 0802 11 10 fresh or dried bitter almonds in shell | 25% |
| 0802 11 90 fresh or dried almonds (excl. bitter) in shell | 25% |
| 0802 12 10 fresh or dried bitter almonds shelled | 25% |
| 0802 12 90 fresh or dried almonds (excl. bitter) shelled | 25% |
More information:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/786 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/786/oj
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/778 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/778/oj
EU Commission Press Release: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1058
Contact: Lebo Mofolo, lmofolo@frucom.eu and Anna Boulova aboulova@frucom.eu