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US proposes tariffs on $11bn of EU products
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47862622US proposes tariffs on $11bn of EU products
1 hour ago
The US is considering imposing tariffs on about $11bn (£8.4bn) worth of goods from the European Union in response to subsidies that support Airbus.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has found that the subsidies have an adverse impact on the US.
Aircraft and cheese are among the products that could be hit by tariffs, the US Trade Representative (USTR) said.
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preliminary list of goods, covering a wide range of items, has been issued for public consultation. For example, the following are being considered for additional tariffs if they come from any of the 28 EU states.
◾Salmon fillets, fresh or chilled
◾Cheese, including Cheddar, Roquefort, Stilton, Gruyere and Pecorino
◾Lemons fresh or dried
◾Virgin olive oil
◾Marsala wine
◾Cashmere sweaters, pullovers and similar
◾Ceramic household steins with pewter lids
◾Motorcycles with an engine size of between 500cc and 700cc
◾Wall clocks, not electrically operated, designed to operate over 47 hours without rewinding
In addition, additional import duties are being considered on some goods if they are produced in France, Germany, Spain or the UK. They include:
◾Helicopters
◾Undercarriages for use in new civil aircraft
◾Fuselages for use in new civil airplanes
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I mean the list seems kind of arbitrary.
Steins with pewter lids? A stab at Germany, where his father came from?
All those great cheeses?
Olive Oil?
Cashmere sweaters, pullovers and similar?
Maybe I'll get me some cashmere goats and try and sell their wool. The wool market in the US has been depressed since New Zealand and Australia sends us their crap. You can't sell wool and make a decent profit in the US with cheap stuff from Australia and New Zealand flooding our markets.
But cashmere is a different animal 
so to speak.