France seeks to ensure that US customs duties are not used on champagne and other wines and alcoholic beverages.It writes:Financial Times: It is not clear that the specific product will affect the 15% rate. EU officials claim that talks with Washington continue, including alcoholic beverages, but US has not made exceptions for alcoholic beverages.
There is no clear position among European officials. The official of the French Ministry of Finance said that Paris intends to ensure that the new duty did not deliver all the alcoholic beverages. The high-ranking European diplomat said in the newspaper that the EU expects the tribute to alcoholic beverages, and that negotiations on wine are underway.
France is the largest exporter of alcohol outside the EU. In 2024, the country exported 12.1 billion euros to alcohol, which is 41% of the EU's alcohol exports. About one third of the alcohol sent by the Earth outside the EU goes to the United States.
