A sudden outbreak!Trump threatens again: impose 200% tariffs!
- Author:weiyun.com
- Source:weiyun.com
- Release Date:2025-03-17
On the 13th local time, US President Trump said on the social media platform "Real Social" that if the EU does not cancel the 50% tariff on American whiskey products, the US will soon impose a 200% tariff on all wines, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and other EU countries.
According to the latest note by US Treasury Secretary Becent on the 13th, everything except metals and possible automobile tariffs can be negotiated.If trading partners want to speed up negotiations, trade surpluses will suffer the biggest hit.
Earlier, on March 12 local time, the European Commission announced that the EU will impose counter-tariff tariffs on US products worth 26 billion euros (about 205.1 billion yuan) from next month in response to the US imposing 25% tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum.
European Commission President von der Leyen and European Commission member Sevchovich, who is responsible for trade and economic security, issued a statement on the EU's countermeasures against US tariffs.The statement said that the EU's countermeasures will be implemented in two steps, starting from April 1 and fully implemented on April 13.At the same time, the EU will always remain open to negotiations.
Regarding Trump's threat of "anti-counterattack" measures against the EU, a spokesperson for the European Commission said on the 12th that if the US side increases tariffs, "we will respond as quickly and forcefully as today."
France's ministerial representative for foreign trade, Laurent Saint-Martin, said on the 13th local time that France will not surrender and is determined to fight back with the EU in response to the threat of the US imposing 200% tariffs on EU alcohol products.
Earlier on the 12th, US President Trump's move to impose a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imported to the United States officially took effect.This move has attracted widespread international opposition and criticism.
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Commerce held on the afternoon of March 13, a reporter asked that the United States' policy of imposing a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum has officially come into effect as planned.A spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce responded to this.
China has previously stated that the United States announced the adjustment of the steel and aluminum 232 measures. China has always believed that the US measures are unilateralism and protectionist acts implemented in the name of national security. China, together with many other countries, expressed its firm opposition to this measure and urged the US to cancel the steel and aluminum 232 measures as soon as possible.
Whether it is the 301 tariff or the 232 tariff, it has been ruled by the WTO dispute settlement agency to violate multilateral trade rules. The superposition of these tariffs will not help so-called national security, nor will it help the domestic industries of the United States. It will only highlight the unilateralism, protectionism, and bullying of the US measures.
According to the latest note by US Treasury Secretary Becent on the 13th, everything except metals and possible automobile tariffs can be negotiated.If trading partners want to speed up negotiations, trade surpluses will suffer the biggest hit.
Earlier, on March 12 local time, the European Commission announced that the EU will impose counter-tariff tariffs on US products worth 26 billion euros (about 205.1 billion yuan) from next month in response to the US imposing 25% tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum.
European Commission President von der Leyen and European Commission member Sevchovich, who is responsible for trade and economic security, issued a statement on the EU's countermeasures against US tariffs.The statement said that the EU's countermeasures will be implemented in two steps, starting from April 1 and fully implemented on April 13.At the same time, the EU will always remain open to negotiations.
Regarding Trump's threat of "anti-counterattack" measures against the EU, a spokesperson for the European Commission said on the 12th that if the US side increases tariffs, "we will respond as quickly and forcefully as today."
France's ministerial representative for foreign trade, Laurent Saint-Martin, said on the 13th local time that France will not surrender and is determined to fight back with the EU in response to the threat of the US imposing 200% tariffs on EU alcohol products.
Earlier on the 12th, US President Trump's move to impose a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imported to the United States officially took effect.This move has attracted widespread international opposition and criticism.
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Commerce held on the afternoon of March 13, a reporter asked that the United States' policy of imposing a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum has officially come into effect as planned.A spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce responded to this.
China has previously stated that the United States announced the adjustment of the steel and aluminum 232 measures. China has always believed that the US measures are unilateralism and protectionist acts implemented in the name of national security. China, together with many other countries, expressed its firm opposition to this measure and urged the US to cancel the steel and aluminum 232 measures as soon as possible.
Whether it is the 301 tariff or the 232 tariff, it has been ruled by the WTO dispute settlement agency to violate multilateral trade rules. The superposition of these tariffs will not help so-called national security, nor will it help the domestic industries of the United States. It will only highlight the unilateralism, protectionism, and bullying of the US measures.