US-Zollentlastung stockt: Globale Handelspartner verlieren die Geduld

Die Uhr tickt – und die Frustration wächst. Während die USA bei der angekündigten Zollentlastung auf der Bremse stehen, werden internationale Partner unruhig. Handelsbarrieren bleiben vorerst bestehen, obwohl die Wirtschaftsdynamik längst andere Signale sendet.

Handelskonflikte als Dauerzustand? Die aktuelle Blockadehaltung Washingtons nährt Zweifel an einer zeitnahen Lösung. Märkte reagieren mit verhaltener Skepsis – mal wieder.

Ironie des Tages: Während klassische Handelsströme erlahmen, fließen Crypto-Transaktionen grenzenlos wie nie zuvor. Aber hey, wer braucht schon Zollabkommen, wenn man DeFi hat?

EU and others demand swift tariff relief

The EU is stuck in a very similar bind. Deal or no deal: Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, shook Trump’s hand on a 15% tariff cap in Scotland last July, and Brussels recognised that the cap would shrink cars too.

Yet the reality looks different. However, US tariffs of 50% on EU steel and 25% on autos remain. German carmakers are sounding alarms. So far, the agreement has brought no clarity or relief to the German car makers, said Hildegard Müller, president of Germany’s auto trade body VDA. It’s costing them, she said, billions.

Japan and Korea signed with Washington in July. Auto tariffs will be reduced to 15% , and steel duties will be cut, it was said. Cars get different treatment, with a 25% auto tariff still hitting Japanese and Korean automakers.

Japan’s top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said: “We’re still seeing an impact; the bleeding has not stopped. Freed said he believes one Japanese automaker is taking the hit to nearly ¥100 million ($680,000) per hour due to the tariff weight.

South Korea is among those pushing for relief. Bloomberg Intelligence estimates that Hyundai and Kia could incur up to $5 billion in additional expenses this year. The squeeze on margins and weakening global demand have also made the 15% tariff bite.

US hints at more tariffs to come, Canada imposes D.C. tariffs

Instead of easing duties, Washington has been trending in the opposite direction; rather than lifting duties, the latest moves slap additional tariffs on Chinese imports. The MOVE came just weeks after Washington expanded the list of tariffs to nearly 300 new steel and aluminum product codes, covering 50% US tariffs, on August 15. That expansion took effect immediately.

The shake-up has angered partners who are hoping for concessions. EU officials have blamed disagreements over digital trade rules for a hold-up in the promised joint statement with Washington. Those countries, Japan and South Korea, have been waiting for executive orders to seal the tariff relief.

Critics have begun to question Washington’s commitment. Cecilia Malmström, the EU’s former trade commissioner, said that permanent delays must be avoided to prevent the process from becoming endless negotiations and excessive filibustering.

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