US tariffs on EU imports to hit Central and Southeast Europe

The president of the United States has decided to impose customs duties, or tariffs, on his main trading partners. He started with additional tariffs on steel and aluminium, and also on cars and their components. On Wednesday he announced a 20% “reciprocal tariff” on EU imports, although the details about how it will materialize are still unknown.

Anyone who exports goods to the USA must pay tariffs of 20 percent from Saturday. How do Düsseldorf entrepreneurs deal with this? We interviewed six well-known companies – from Killepitsch to Klöckner.

US tariffs on EU imports to hit Central and Southeast Europe

US President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on foreign imports on April 2, including a 20% levy on goods from the European Union, a move ...

US President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on German cars, which VW & Co. have to adapt to.

The EU is in a time of war psychosis. Woke and other nonsense are a thing of the past, there is a new situation. We have to make a deal with America and Trump.

In Trump's opinion, Europe is shielding itself from car imports from the US. But in reality, the weak performance of US companies could have other reasons.