US Cuts Tariffs on EU Cars to 15%, Cementing Trade Terms (1)

The US lowered tariffs on auto imports from the European Union to 15% retroactive to Aug. 1, cementing terms of the framework trade agreement the two sides struck almost two months ago.

The Department of Commerce and Office of the US Trade Representative published a document online on Wednesday detailing the changes, reducing duties on a range of goods.

The order will help to further ease tensions between Washington and Brussels, as the two sides work through implementing the details of the trade deal they announced at one of President Donald Trump’s golf courses in Scotland.

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