Trade dispute DS353: complaint by the EU (including the UK) regarding measures affecting trade in large civil aircraft
Published 18 February 2022
Summary
Complaint by: European Communities (including the UK)
Complaint against: United States
Third Parties: Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Japan; Republic of Korea
On 27 June 2005, the European Communities initiated a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute against the United바카라 사이트¯States. The dispute concerned payments provided by the US to US producers of aircraft.
The WTO judged that these payments were not within the WTO바카라 사이트™s rules.
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Current situation
On 26 October 2020, the WTO바카라 사이트™s Dispute Settlement Body gave the European Communities authorisation to apply additional tariffs on US goods. The UK applied these tariffs whilst it was a member of the European Union. Following the end of the Transition Period, the United Kingdom took a de-escalatory approach and stopped applying tariffs from 1 January 2021.
As a result, on 17 June 2021, the UK and US reached an understanding which means tariffs related to this dispute were suspended for 5 years. This arrangement also established a framework for continued cooperation between the UK and US in this area.
Read the joint US-UK statement on a cooperative framework for large civil aircraft.