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EU and U.S. agree to suspend all tariffs linked to the Airbus and Boeing disputes

The EU and U.S. recently (05 March 2021) agreed to suspend all retaliatory tariffs on EU and U.S. exports imposed in the Airbus and Boeing disputes for a four-month period. The suspension allows both sides to focus on resolving this long-running dispute. It provides an important boost to EU exporters, since the U.S. had been authorised to raise tariffs on $7.5 billion of EU exports to the U.S. Similarly, EU tariffs will be suspended on some $4 billion worth of U.S. exports into the EU.

European Commission Executive Vice-President and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis recently said:

“This is a significant step forward. It marks a reset in our relationship with our biggest and economically most important partner. Removing these tariffs is a win-win for both sides, at a time when the pandemic is hurting our workers and our economies. This suspension will help restore confidence and trust, and therefore give us the space to come to a comprehensive and long-lasting negotiated solution. A positive EU-U.S. trade relationship is important not only to the two sides but to global trade at large.”

These tariffs will now be suspended on both sides for a four-month period, as soon as internal procedures on both sides are completed.

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Original article link: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_21_1047

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