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BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT (COM(2025)0471 – C100193/2025 – 2025/0261(COD))

On the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

BUDG-AD-778172

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Danuše Nerudová

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The Committee on Budgets opinion assesses the budgetary impact of the proposed regulation adjusting customs duties on US imports and opening tariff quotas. It notes revenue losses and calls for transparency and new own resources.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgets submits a budgetary assessment and amendments, including a new recital on budgetary implications, without proposing to reject or amend the proposal's substance.

Key points

  1. Notes the estimated annual budgetary impact of forgone customs duty revenues amounts to approximately EUR 1.2 billion in 2025 and EUR 3.9 billion annually until 2030.
  2. Emphasises the EU budget is under strain and calls for careful assessment to bolster efficiency, reduce duplication and comply with the 2020 Interinstitutional Agreement.
  3. Urges the Commission to maximise pressure on Member States for a swift agreement on new own resources and calls on the Council to adopt the proposal urgently.
  4. Supports the EU Customs Union reform, stressing swift agreement on abolishing the de minimis exemption and establishing an e-commerce fee for small shipments.
  5. Recalls that Member States retain 25% of duties collected as collection costs and notes the Commission proposal to lower this to 10%.
  6. Calls on the Commission to ensure full transparency in estimating and monitoring forgone customs revenues and to keep the budgetary authority informed of deviations.
  7. Notes that US trade policies against other countries could affect EU sectors and increase reliance on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund.
  8. Determines the proposal is compatible with the current multiannual financial framework, own resources system and budgetary principles.
  9. Proposes a new recital stating that the implications for the Union budget have been assessed pursuant to Article 310(4) TFEU and that sufficient resources should be provided.

Who is affected

  • The EU budget, as customs duty revenues are expected to decrease by approximately EUR 1.2 billion in 2025 and EUR 3.9 billion annually until 2030.
  • Member States, as they retain 25% of customs duties collected as collection costs, with a proposal to lower this to 10%.
  • EU sectors and regions exposed to increased import competition due to US trade policies, potentially relying on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 1.2 billion in 2025 and EUR 3.9 billion annually until 2030: estimated annual budgetary impact of forgone customs duty revenues.
  • 25%: share of duties retained by Member States as collection costs; 10%: proposed lower share.
  • 16.4%: increase in imports of Chinese machinery and vehicles in June 2025, according to Eurostat.

Legal basis: Article 310(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union