All terms governing the agreement USA – EU For duties, energy and investment (27.7.2025) publishes newsit.gr.
It is recalled that on Sunday (27.7.2025) at the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Commission President Ursula von der Laienne announced the trade agreement between the US and EU, where US duties of 15% of European US duties and European imports of US $ 600 and European imports were announced.
In detail, the Commission document states:
“The transatlantic partnership is a key artery of world trade and is the most important bilateral commercial and investment relationship in the world. The trade of goods and services between the EU and the US has doubled in the last decade, exceeding 1.6 trillion. Euro in 2024, with € 867 billion in goods trade and € 817 billion in service trade.
This means that over € 4.2 billion in goods and services cross the Atlantic every day. This deep and integrated partnership is supported by mutual investment. In 2022, EU and US operations invested 5.3 trillion. euro on the markets on the other side.
This political agreement restores stability and predictability for citizens and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. The agreement ensures continuous access to EU exports to the US market, maintaining deeply integrated value chains – many of which are based on the media – and effectively protecting jobs. It also provides the basis for continuing cooperation between the EU and the US.
In the political agreement on July 27, 2025, presidents von der Laien and Trump agreed on the key factors of trade relations between the EU and the US. It is the first step in a process that will be further expanded over time to cover additional sectors and continue to improve market access.
Basic commitments of both sides include:
– Determination of a single, total US duty ceiling of 15% for EU products. As of August 1, the US will apply this highest duty to the vast majority of EU exports. It is a total duty rate representing a ceiling, including the US duty rate for the most favored country (MFN) previously charged.
- The 15% ceiling applies to almost all EU exports that are currently subject to mutual duties (except where the US MFN tariff rate exceeds 15%, so only the MFN tariff rate without additional duties).
- The 15 % ceiling is also applied to cars and car spare parts, which are currently subject to a tariff rate of up to 25 % with an additional 2.5 % MFN duty, providing immediate tariff relief.
- The 15% ceiling will also apply to any future tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, including those based on Article 232. Until the US decides whether it will impose additional tariffs on these products in accordance with Article 232, they will continue to be subject only to US MFN duties.
– Providing special treatment for strategic products. As of August 1, 2025, US duties on EU aircraft and spare parts, certain chemicals, certain generic drugs or natural resources will return to levels in force before January. This will provide immediate tariff relief to key EU sectors, while the EU and the US have agreed to continue working to add more products to this list.
– Union of forces joining forces to protect the sectors of steel, aluminum and copper from unfair and distorted competition. Global surplus production capacity threatens both the EU and the US industry. Together, the EU and the US will establish tariff quotas for EU exports to historical levels, reducing current duties by 50 %, while jointly ensuring unlawful global competition.
– Liberation of some US trade from the EU that is mutual interest. EU importers and consumers will save about € 5 billion on duties each year, while the basic sensitive EU industrial and agricultural sectors will remain protected.
- Abolition of already low duties on industrial products. EU duties for industrial products are generally low in any case. The EU will now abolish the remaining low -level duties on industrial products from the US.
- Better access to the EU market for limited quantities of US fishing products. This extra spring of the US market, such as the Alaska Gaddy, the Pacific Salmon and the shrimp – which are subject to tariff (TRQ) – benefits the EU manufacturing industry.
- Better market access for some non -sensitive US agricultural exports worth 7.5 billion euros. Products such as soybean oil, seeds, cereals or nuts, as well as processed foods such as tomato ketchup, cocoa and biscuits, will have improved access to the EU market – all subject to tariff (TRQ) – reducing the costs of some of our of the EU.
– Reduction of non -tariff barriersamong other things, through co -operation on car/cars/car and SPS (SPS (Health and Plant) measures), as well as by facilitating the mutual recognition of compliance assessments in additional industrial sectors.
– Enhancing cooperation in the field of financial security. The EU and the US will enhance the durability of the supply chain and face non -market policies and practices. They will also continue to cooperate in the field of investment and export control.
– Ensure reliable access to critical sources of energy and future supplies. The EU intends to supply the US liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil and nuclear energy products, with expected value of $ 750 billion (about 700 billion euros) over the next three years. This will help replace the Russian gas and oil in the EU market. The EU also intends to buy an artificial intelligence of 40 billion euros, which are essential to maintain the EU technological advantage.
– Promoting and facilitating mutual investment on both sides of the Atlantic. EU companies have expressed interest in investing at least $ 600 billion (about € 550 billion) in various US sectors by 2029, further boosting the already significant 2.4 trillion investments. euro.
The political agreement reached between Commission President von der Laien and US President Trump serves the EU’s basic financial interests in stable and predictable commercial and investment relations between the EU and the US.
At the same time, it fully respects EU regulatory sovereignty and protects sensitive areas of EU agriculture, such as beef or poultry.
The political agreement on July 27, 2025 is not legally binding. In addition to taking the immediate actions that have been committed, the EU and the US will continue their negotiations, in accordance with their internal procedures, to fully implement the political agreement. “