US Transport Secretary wants civil aviation to return to zero tariffs
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday that he wanted civil aviation to return to a 1979 zero-tariff trade agreement.
Speaking at the Paris Airshow, Duffy said the White House was aware that the U.S. is a net exporter in aerospace, but added that it was dealing with a complicated tariff situation.
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs of 10% on nearly all airplane and parts imports, and in early May the Commerce Department launched a "Section 232" national security investigation into imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts that could form the basis for even higher tariffs on such imports.
Airlines, planemakers and several U.S. trading partners have been lobbying Trump to restore the tariff-free regime under the 1979 Civil Aircraft Agreement.
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