U.S.-EU Duty Pause on Certain EU Imports and Airbus Loan Dispute
What happened
On 26 October 2026, USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer issued a statement on the status of the U.S.-EU deal to pause duties on certain EU imports, following a European Investment Bank loan to Airbus projects in France, Germany and Spain. Greer said the loan came almost immediately after the EU extended the pause, and that USTR still has no details about it despite ongoing requests. He said the situation injects substantial uncertainty into transatlantic aerospace trade. The reports do not state the rate, scope or effective date of the duty pause, nor any deadline.
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- USTR · Press ReleasesUSTR's Greer questions U.S.-EU duty pause after European Investment Bank loan to Airbus
USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer issued a statement on the status of the U.S.-EU deal to pause duties on certain EU imports, following a record-breaking European Investment Bank loan to Airbus. Greer said the loan, awarded to Airbus projects in France, Germany and Spain, came almost immediately after the EU extended the pause, and that USTR still has no details about it despite ongoing requests. He said the situation injects substantial uncertainty into transatlantic aerospace trade and that it must be resolved to avoid violation of the LCA deal. The statement does not say whether the pause on duties has changed.
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