EU-US tariffs: EU Commission consults on product list for countermeasures to US reciprocal tariffs - most FRUCOM products concerned

On 8^th May the European Commission shared a list of US products which could be subject to possible import duties as a result of numerous US policies including the recent reciprocal measures. This list concerns most FRUCOM products. The list is subject to a public consultation by the EU Commission that is running until 10 June.

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Link to the Commission Press release: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1149

1. Public Consultation

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a list of US imports which could become subject to EU countermeasures, if ongoing EU-US negotiations do not result in a mutually beneficial outcome and the removal of the US tariffs.

https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Imports_of_EU_goods_2025

DEADLINE: 10 June 2025, 12:00 (UTC+01:00), Brussels time.

2. List of products

The list put to consultation concerns imports from the US worth €95 billion, covering a broad range of industrial and agricultural products.

List of products which could be subject to possible import duties > we will extract the FRUCOM products, but includes seafood products, dried prunes, roasted almonds and pistachios, groundnuts, prepared or preserved, groundnuts roasted, shelled and in-shell hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios, pecans, dried grapes, currants, sultanas, other dried fruits, processed fruits and vegetables etc

3. Next steps

The Commission will act under the EU's Enforcement Regulation, considering the US measures to be safeguard measures. As the first step in this process, anyone affected by potential rebalancing measures currently being considered by the EU is invited to submit their views during four weeks, including on the impact of the US tariffs. Consequently, the consultation will remain open until 10 June.

On the basis of the collected input, the Commission will finalise its proposal for the adoption of countermeasures, and consult Member States under the so-called comitology process. Once this process is completed, the Commission aims to have the legal act imposing the countermeasures ready to use in case negotiations with the US do not produce a satisfactory result.

In parallel, once the EU formally submits its request for WTO consultations soon, the two parties will have up to two months to find a mutually agreed solution. If the consultations fail, the EU will be able to request the establishment of a panel, which will assess the merits of the case

4. Context

Since the US imposed its unjustified and harmful tariffs, the EU has prioritised finding a mutually beneficial and balanced solution through negotiations, including within the framework of the 90-day partial suspension of tariffs announced by the US. These negotiations are ongoing both at political and technical level. The EU continues to prepare potential countermeasures to defend its consumers and industry, in parallel with the negotiations and in case these fail to deliver a satisfactory outcome. While the public consultation is a necessary step in this process, it does not automatically result in the adoption of countermeasures.

Contact: Lebo Mofolo, lmofolo@frucom.eu