EU to Impose Counter Tariffs on $28 Billion Worth of US Goods

President Donald Trump’s blanket 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports have gone into effect.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, on March 11, 2025. Frederick Florin / AFP

The European Union responded on March 12 to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs by targeting 26 billion euros’ worth (about 28 billion dollars’ worth) of U.S. goods with countermeasures set to take effect next month.

The EU said the tariffs will apply to industrial-grade steel and aluminum, as well as semi-finished and finished steel and aluminum products, including derivative commercial goods ranging from machinery parts to knitting needles.