On 16 June 2026, MEPs gave their final approval to two pieces of legislation implementing EU tariff commitments under the August 2025 EU-US joint statement. The main proposal for a regulation, adopted by 440 votes to 151 with 50 abstentions, eliminates tariffs on all US industrial goods and provides preferential market access for a wide range of US seafood and agricultural goods. The second proposal for a regulation, endorsed by 444 votes to 152 with 54 abstentions, concerns the prolongation of tariff-free imports of lobster, and now also includes processed lobster. Both proposals were previously agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators, who introduced several elements strengthening the Commission’s original proposal.

The main regulation on industrial and agri-food imports will expire on 31 December 2029. By 30 June 2029, the Commission will make a comprehensive assessment of its trade effects on EU industry, agriculture and small and medium-sized enterprises, and of changes in trade patterns with third countries, accompanied by a legislative proposal to prolong the regulation’s duration, if appropriate.

&nbsp;In August 2025, the US added 407 product categories to the list of derivative steel and aluminium products subject to tariffs. Parliament considered that these new tariffs increased the level of trade instability and pushed for this issue to be addressed in the main regulation. As a consequence of this, the Commission will now be able to suspend tariff preferences if by 31 December 2026 the US continues to apply a tariff rate higher than 15% on EU steel and aluminium derivatives.

&nbsp;Parliament and Council also agreed to establish a safeguard mechanism should tariff preferences granted to the US lead to increases in imports that threaten to cause serious injury to EU industry, including the agricultural sector.

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