The United States is preparing new tariffs on European goods worth $ 3.1 billion

These actions could result in a large-scale transatlantic trade war this summer, Bloomberg reports. The Office of the US Trade Representative has released a preliminary list of 30 types of goods for which duties of up to 100% may be imposed, including olives, coffee, chocolate, confectionery and alcoholic beverages. In addition, it is proposed to further raise tariffs on European goods, which are already subject to increased tariffs, which currently range from 15% to 25%. The proposal of the US Trade Representative is open for public discussion until July 26. The new list of goods for which additional US duties are planned includes products from France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom, which were part of the EU at the time of the WTO ruling on the lawsuit. If the US sales representative accepts the new offers, European luxury brands, including Givenchy, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton and Hermes, as well as alcohol producers Remy Cointreau, Pernod Ricard and Diageo, will ...