Trade war: EU threatens US with counter-tariffs on bourbon, airplanes and cars

Additional tariffs could also affect machinery , car and aircraft parts , chemicals , and, in addition to whiskey , rum and wine from the USA. The more than 200-page list of products that the Commission believes could be subject to tariffs will now be discussed publicly and by the business community.

At the same time, the hope is that the list will also be analyzed in the USA and that export-oriented companies will urge the government in Washington to reach an agreement with the EU.

In parallel with preparing new possible counter-tariffs, the EU Commission intends to sue the US over the tariffs at the WTO, the agency further announced. The dispute settlement committee will then set up a panel of experts to assess whether the tariffs violate WTO rules.