Enikő Győri· PfE

False

United States industrial goods enter the European Union duty-free (0% tariffs).

Error detected

The claim that U.S. industrial goods enter the EU 'duty-free' (0% tariffs) is factually incorrect - only approximately 67% of U.S. industrial goods face zero or very low tariffs

Omissions

• The politician omitted that the EU applies Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs on certain U.S. industrial products, not a blanket duty-free treatment
• The 67% figure refers to 'zero or very low tariffs' - meaning some of these may have tariffs greater than 0% but below a low threshold
• Context about the August 2025 EU-US trade framework was omitted, which established reciprocal tariff arrangements

Sources

• PrimaryCongressional Research Service - U.S.-EU Tariffs and Trade Framework AgreementThe EU had already applied 'zero or very low tariffs on 67%' of U.S. industrial goods
• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Joint Statement on a United States-European Union framework on tradeFramework agreement establishing reciprocal tariff arrangements between EU and US effective 1 September 2025