WTO Boeing dispute: EU issues preliminary list of U.S. products considered for countermeasures

The European Commission yesterday launched a public consultation on a preliminary list of products from the United States on which the European Union may take countermeasures in the context of the ongoing Boeing dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The public consultation will last until 31 May 2019. Four tariff lines relating to cotton are on the list:

• 52010090 cotton, neither carded nor combed (excl. rendered absorbent or bleached),
• 52029100 garnetted stock of cotton,
• 52029900 cotton waste (excl. yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock), and
• 52030000 cotton, carded or combed.

Additionally, the list includes textile bandages and luggage and travel goods with a textile exterior.

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