(UTV|COLOMBO) – The European Union (EU) has introduced retaliatory tariffs on United States (US) goods as a top official launched a fresh attack on President Donald Trump’s trade policy, the BBC reported.
The duties on €2.8 billion worth of US goods came into force on Friday (22).
Tariffs have been imposed on products such as bourbon whiskey, motorcycles and orange juice.
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said duties imposed by the US on the EU go against “all logic and history”.
India, meanwhile, has raised taxes on 29 products imported from the US – including some agricultural goods, steel and iron products – in retaliation for the wide-ranging US tariffs.
The new duties will come into effect from 04 August and will affect US almonds, walnuts and chick peas, among other products.
India is a top buyer of US almond exports and so the move is expected to hurt farmers in America.
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