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REPORT (COM(2025)0027 – C100007/2025 – 2025/0012(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/196 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 February 2018 on additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America

A-10-2025-0034

Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Bernd Lange

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Parliament adopts the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2018/196 by adding a de minimis threshold for retaliation duties on US imports, below which no duties apply.

Committee position. The Committee on International Trade proposes that Parliament adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal without amendments.

Key points

  1. The amendment introduces a threshold of USD 30 000 of yearly CDSOA disbursements to US companies from duties on Union imports; below it, no additional duties are imposed.
  2. If disbursements exceed USD 30 000, the EU may apply retaliation duties on US products.
  3. The proposal is limited and technical, unrelated to current trade tensions, and aims to avoid yearly delegated acts for negligible retaliation amounts.

Who is affected

  • US exporters of products subject to Regulation (EU) 2018/196: they face no additional duties unless CDSOA disbursements exceed the threshold.

Figures and deadlines

  • USD 30 000: yearly disbursement threshold below which no EU duties apply.
  • USD 21 600: corresponding authorised retaliation level at the threshold.
  • USD 34,98: authorised retaliation amount in 2024.

Legal basis: Article 207(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union