Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001530/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Yannis Maniatis (S&D)
The preserves industry is among those in the Greek agri-food sector affected by the recent US tariff announcements.
The Greek fruit processing industry (peach, apricot and pear) is highly export-oriented, with around 98 % of total national production exported all around the world.
The US is an extremely important market for Greek fruit processors, with 20 % of total canned peach exports going to the US market.
It is worth noting that US imports of canned goods have already been subject to tariffs of 17.5 % for decades. Increasing them further would therefore spell disaster, especially if the EU and the US fail to reach an agreement at the end of the 3-month tariff suspension period announced by the Trump administration on 9 April 2025.
In view of the above, can the Commission answer the following:
- 1.What measures will it take to protect products such as preserves, which are already subject to tariffs when imported into the US?
- 2.How does it intend to address a possible ramp-up of Chinese exports to the EU, given that the current US tariffs will prompt China to seek out new markets?
- 3.Does it intend to take measures to support the sector in the face of non-EU countries such as Türkiye, which benefit from free imports of their products into the EU, while imposing unacceptable tariffs of 58.5 % on EU countries?
Submitted: 14.4.2025