Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0012(COD)
Additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · First reading
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 April 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 10 March 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 19 March 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 21 March 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 1 April 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done)
- Published as law(done) 22 April 2025
Decided in plenary
1 April 2025 · decision 7
Trade & customs, New EU law
Customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the USA
Passed 593 for · 7 against · 35 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The proposal amends a 2018 EU regulation on additional customs duties on US imports by adding a de minimis threshold below which no duties apply.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The adopted text replaces the committee's explanatory statement with the final legislative act and its reference.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- International Trade
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Bernd Lange (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 1 Apr 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2018/196 on additional customs duties on imports of certain products from the USA.
Tabled for plenary· 21 Mar 2025
AI summary:Parliament adopts the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2018/196 by adding a de minimis threshold for retaliation duties on US imports, below which no duties apply.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
22 April 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
14 April 2025
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 3 steps
1 April 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 1 Apr 2025 Adopted text TA10-0050/2025Report A10-0034/2025
27 March 2025
1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
21 March 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 2 steps
19 March 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
10 March 2025
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0012(COD)