The EU states that the United States will not temporarily raise the uniform tariff to 15%, and the export tax rate to the EU may be maintained at 10%.

The EU expects that the US will not increase the unified tariff on EU goods to 15% in the short term, despite US Treasury Secretary Benson previously stating that a higher tax rate could take effect this week. According to sources, the EU has received assurance that the US will continue to maintain a unified tariff rate of 10% on EU export goods. As the negotiations have not been publicly disclosed, the sources requested anonymity. The EU Commission responsible for EU trade affairs and the US Trade Representative Office both declined to comment on this matter. Last month, after the US Supreme Court ruled most of its previous tariff system invalid, President Trump announced a 10% unified tariff on imported goods. At that time, Trump threatened to increase the tax rate to 15%, but as of now, this higher tariff rate has not been officially implemented. Last summer, the EU and the US reached a trade agreement planning to impose a 15% tariff on most EU goods exported to the US, while also eliminating tariffs on some US goods entering the EU market. However, this agreement has not yet been formally approved by the EU. Sources say that if the 10% unified tariff is maintained and the existing most favored nation tariff is added, about 4.2 billion euros (approximately $4.9 billion) of EU export goods will face an actual tariff level exceeding 15%, higher than the limit set in the previous EU-US trade agreement. According to EU assessments, the new policy may lead to an increase in tariffs on some European goods, including cheese, butter, and some agricultural products, while tariffs on some plastic products, textiles, and chemical products will also be higher than before. However, some goods such as some spirits may have tariffs lower than 15%. Analysts point out that although the unified tariff is currently maintained at 10%, some European goods will still face higher trade barriers when combined with the most favored nation tariff rate, indicating that uncertainty in EU-US trade relations still exists.