EU publishes regulation adjusting customs duties on US goods

The EU has published today regulation 1455/2026 on the adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods from the US and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the US.  This Regulation grants the United States broad and tariff preferences and tariff quotas.  The applicable customs duties of the Common Customs Tariff on imports into the Union of the goods classified under the Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes listed in Annex I (eg sorghum, millet seed, barley flour, crude sunflower oil and safflower oil) to this Regulation and originating in the United States shall be 0 %.

The ad valorem component of the Common Customs Tariff shall not be applied to imports into the Union of the goods classified under the CN codes listed in Annex II (eg no cereals) to this Regulation and originating in the United States. The specific duty on those goods, that applies in a situation where the import price falls below the entry price, shall be maintained

Tariff quotas of the Union shall be opened for imports into the Union of the goods classified under the CN codes listed in Annex III (eg TRQ for nuts, soybean oil, animal and food preparations) and originating in the United States.  The quota volumes set out in Annex III to this Regulation shall apply for consecutive periods of 12 months, with the first of those periods starting on 1 July 2026.

There are also articles providing for the suspension and safeguarding. The Commission should therefore monitor the economic effects in the Union of the adjustment of customs duties and the opening of tariff quotas provided for in this Regulation. The Commission should inform the European Parliament and the Council at regular intervals of the changes in trade volumes and values of imports into the Union of goods originating in the United States and covered by this Regulation.  By 30 June 2029, the Commission should present a comprehensive assessment of the effects of this Regulation, accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal to extend the period of application of this Regulation

The regulation will apply from 1 July 2026 until 31 December 2029.

Please refer to the official text for full details at:  Regulation - EU - 2026/1455 - EN - EUR-Lex

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