together welcome to the program the dispute over punitive tariffs on steel and aluminum that donald trump lancer introduce is at the top of the agenda this week the european union is trying to change the mind of the trump administration a look at the facts and figures shows that the tariffs that the e.u. imposes on u.s. products are on average higher than the wants the u.s. imposes to e.u. products if you take a look at the numbers europe imposes levies of around five point two percent on u.s. imports while the u.s. imposes lower three point five percent tariffs on european imports that's according to the institute in munich now the e.u. slaps particularly heavy tolls and beef coming from the united states with around sixty eight percent while the united states levies with twenty two percent on trucks and other utility vehicles and forty nine percent on tobacco products now if we take a look at these numbers and if the e.u. fails to avoid the tariffs it's threatening to impose its very own tariffs on a variety of u.s. products including iconic brands like wisconsin based harley davidson. that so

together welcome to the program the dispute over punitive tariffs on steel and aluminum that donald trump lancerintroduce is at the top of the agenda this week the european union is trying to change the mind of the trump administration a look at the facts and figures shows that the tariffs that the e.u. imposes on u.s. products are on average higher than the wants the u.s. imposes to e.u. .