EU wines and alcohol exports will face 15% duties tomorrow, Friday after failure to exclude before August 1, the deadline that Donald Trump had given to trade agreements. 15% will apply until there is a different agreement in the talks that are expected to continue in the fall, the European Commission and EU diplomats said today, denying the hopes of producers for immediate recovery.

This move is blow for winemakers In France, Spain and Italy and elsewhere, as the Irish whiskey sector is largely dependent on the US for its sales.

European Commission officials said they were still negotiating exceptions for wine and alcoholic beverages and steel, but talks are still ongoing.

The US duty on European wines and alcoholic beverages is currently 10%. Brussels want to reduce it to zero Or, at least for the wine, to the coefficients of the rather favored state (MFN) specified on a constant cost per liter and not in percentage terms.

‘The committee remains determined to succeed and to ensure maximum exceptionsincluding traditional EU products, such as wine and alcoholic beverages. We do not expect that wine and alcoholic beverages will be included in the first group announced by the US tomorrow, so these products will fall to the 15%limit, “said Commerce Spokesman, all Gil.

Winemakers insist that 15%, even temporary, would hurt the sector, especially in combination with the strongest euro.

“The 15% duty on EU wines, even if it is implemented for a few months until the negotiations are completed, will cause significant financial losses not only for EU wine producers but also to US companies involved throughout the European Computer Chain,” said Igenio Santheo.

“Combined with the shift of the currency to the dollar/euro exchange rate, the total financial burden on the sector could reach 30%. Investments will stop and The volume of exports will be reduced pending the final agreement, “he said.

The agreement between Washington and Brussels includes a 15% ceiling for most EU imports with some exceptions in both directions, including air products and aircraft components, as well as some non -sensitive agricultural products, such as nuts and pets.

As negotiations on the detailed list of exceptions are ongoing, doubts have been expressed that the expected joint statement will not be signed before tomorrow.

The US is going to publish an executive decree on Friday, implementing the trade-ranking deal on a trade-agreed on Sunday between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Laien.