The European Commission has concluded that Trump’s global tariff is being added on top of existing duties, pushing total levies above the agreed 15% cap. This breaches the trade deal struck between Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The agreement supposed a 15% duty on most EU exports to the US in exchange for the removal of tariffs on many American products. Brussels accepted the deal, hoping to avoid a full‑blown trade war and to maintain Washington’s support on security matters.

After the Supreme Court ruled the previous tariffs unlawful, Trump announced a new 10% global levy with the intention of raising it to 15%. Kyle Shostak, director at Navigator Principal Investors, says the president will continue to impose tariffs regardless of court rulings — the White House has enough legal tools to keep experimenting with tariff policy.