In protecting its basic industries from the massive duties which the US is preparing from August 1, 2025 oriented EU.
The Commission, which handles EU commercial issues, is approaching a preliminary agreement that will exclude commercial aircraft from certain duties, to a possible push for Airbus, according to people who know the issue. It will also create exceptions for some-mainly German-automakers, relieving companies such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz Group AG.
Other automakers, such as the Italian Ferrari, may not benefit from any benefits, as the exception can only help companies with factories in the US, Bloomberg said earlier.
Which areas are saving – alcoholic beverages are also expected to be suspended – talks about the political influence of the basic Member States, which sectors the EU considers critical, as well as areas where the US has an interest in protecting their own manufacturers. In the case of Airbus, this is all.
“It is absolutely the banner for European aircraft construction,” John Strickland, an air transport analyst at JLS Consulting, said in an interview. The passing of customers ‘duties “would have a potentially significant weakening of demand and therefore Airbus’ all financial success,” he said.