EP draft report on US customs duties and tariff quotas
EP Position
The draft report (PE779.297v01-00) by rapporteur Bernd Lange presents amendments 35–175 to the Commission proposal for a regulation on the adjustment of customs duties and the opening of tariff quotas for imports from the United States of America. The document is identified by COM(2025)0471, C10-0193/2025 and procedure 2025/0261(COD) and was published on 20.11.2025 in PDF and DOC formats.
Key Trade Point
The draft report focuses on modifying the proposed adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods originating in the United States and on measures to open tariff quotas for certain US-origin imports. The text thus targets tariff treatment and quota access for specified categories of US goods under the cited Commission proposal.
What Comes Next
The document does not state a next procedural or institutional step.
Sources
Official Documents
- AMENDMENTS35 - 175Draft reportBernd Lange(PE779.297v01-00)on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaProposal for a regulation(COM(2025)0471 - C10-0193/2025 - 2025/0261(COD)) INTA draft committee report with amendments to a regulation on adjusting EU customs duties and tariff quotas for US-origin goods.
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