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Although the contract between the EU and the United States set a 15% percentage for EU products, it seems less favorably than the 10% UK rate, but the group's staff claims its contract is the best.
A high EU employee said this week that “15% is the best treatment” indicates the rate that its products are subject to US customs rights.
“If we want to compare it especially with the UK, the first point to account is that the 10% UK rate is not all added,” the official added.
European Commission Chairman Ursula Van Ter Lain and US President Donald Trump reached a political agreement in Scotland on July 27, which ended the business conflict. The agreement set US customs rights at 15% of all EU imports and came into effect on August 7, while negotiations on exemptions and many issues continue.
For its part, the United Kingdom has completed a contract With the United States on May 8, the United Kingdom has been appointed by the United Nations Economic Deal (EPD in the original summary), which set the 10% customs rate on British product imports to the United States.
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However, according to the European Union employee, the US and the United Kingdom did not combine US import rates used in the United States and the United Kingdom, which is the most sought -after national rates (MFN), which applied for imports from foreign countries before its new payment policy.
“Unlike other US business partners, this customs rate is 15% [da UE] There is no accumulation of more than 15%of the maximum limit, which includes the most preferred current national rates, ”said Commission spokesman Oloof Gill.
If 4.8% of the average customs rights used by the United States are deducted from the current 15%, the useful right to the EU will be approached by the United Kingdom 10%.
The same top EU employee gave a particular example of cheese “an important product for the EU, but the most important product to the UK”. In the EU, the cheese is 15% of the rate, while it is 10% in the United Kingdom and is 14.9% at the current basis, ie 24.9%.
The employee agreed that “of course, with all transparency, may have a little better treatment for British exporters,” but there are many products that are in the overall situation. “
Gill said on Thursday that if the July 27 deal is respected by the US, the EU should apply to all products, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and cars, 15%. “This is not the same thing as England, at least in writing,” said the EU employee.
Important agricultural goods
As for cars, the agreement with the United Kingdom claims that British exports to the United States will be subject to 10% of customs rights, only for a group of 100,000 cars per year, and the US will start using customs rights on top of it. The commission, for its part, claimed that it guaranteed 15% of cars, without any quota, that is, unlimited number of cars can be imported at this rate. However, today, the US has not yet fulfilled its word, and EU cars are subject to a rate of 25%.
The Commission is proud of not performing British duties in important agricultural sectors such as beef and ethanol.
As far as livestock meat is concerned, the United Kingdom Agreement excludes 13,000 tonnes of US cattle per year and suppresses 20% of the current custom customs rights of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is committed to exemption from Ethanol rights by the United Kingdom of 1.4 billion per year on ethanol.
As far as the EU is concerned, it is questionable to make concessions on such important products.
“The EU does not perform duties in important sectors. For example, ethanol and beef,” the official said.
