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President Donald Trump delayed new tariffs on European Union exports until July 4, saying the move would give the EU time to meet the terms of a U.S.-EU trade deal reached last year.
Trump announced the delay after what he described as a “great call” with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In his remarks, he said that if the EU does not meet the agreement’s terms by July 4, “unfortunately, their tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels.”
Last week, Trump said he was raising tariffs on vehicles imported from the European Union from 15% to 25%, accusing the EU of failing to comply with the trade deal. In Thursday’s announcement, he did not mention the vehicle tariffs, but reiterated the broader deadline tied to the agreement.
Von der Leyen criticized Trump’s threat to hike car tariffs on Tuesday. She said the EU is in the “final stages of implementing remaining tariff commitments,” adding that the U.S. has a commitment “where alignment with the agreed ceiling is still outstanding.”
The agreement reached in July last year included 15% tariffs on most EU goods. It also included promises from the EU to invest in the American economy and commitments to eliminate tariffs on most U.S. industrial goods.
The trade deal has faced several roadblocks. In February, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prevented Trump from using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to invoke so-called reciprocal tariffs. The European Union has yet to officially ratify the deal.
EU leaders have repeatedly accused the U.S. of breaching the agreement, including after Trump announced he would hike global tariffs from 10% to 15% following the Supreme Court ruling. Prior to the July 2025 agreement, Trump had threatened 50% tariffs for the EU.
Trump said he discussed “many topics” with von der Leyen, including that “we are completely united that Iran can never have a Nuclear Weapon.”
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