The EU strikes back at Trump: 25% tariffs on dental floss, diamonds, and sausages... but spares bourbon

The European Union has repeatedly warned Donald Trump that In the face of the barrage of tariffs it intends to apply to European imports. No sooner said than done. Brussels and the member states have agreed on a list of US products on which they want to raise import tariffs and are expected to ratify it in a vote this Wednesday.

Despite the fact that bourbon whiskey is being removed from the list, the EU is on track to apply tariffs of up to 25% on products as varied as sausages, dental floss, eggs, diamonds, and, among others, free-range chickens, according to Reuters and confirmed by ARA. Brussels is proposing that the new tariffs will take effect in different phases: the vast majority of products will be affected by these countermeasures on April 15 and May 16, and in the case of soybeans and hazelnuts, starting December 1. In this way, the EU gives the Trump administration more room to reconsider, sit down to negotiate, and avoid a trade war between the two powers.



In fact, this Monday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered the White House the right to roll back any tariffs on U.S. industrial goods down to 0%.

In this sense, the main reason why the community bloc has temporarily removed bourbon, wine, and dairy products from the list of US products affected by countermeasures is to avoid giving Trump further impetus to also raise tariffs on the European wine sector. It should be remembered that Trump has already threatened to increase import tariffs on wine and other European alcoholic beverages to 200%, which would particularly affect countries like France and Italy. In fact, this is why both Paris and Rome have refused to include these types of products on the list against the US.

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