The United States imposed a fifteen percent tariff on European wines and spirits This action occurred on August twenty-first, two thousand twenty-five France, Italy, and other nations lobbied against the tariff The United States levy is fifteen percent on most EU exports The European Union agreed to improve market access for U.S. seafood and agricultural goods Industry groups predict potential losses of up to one billion U.S. dollars in retail activity Unione Italiana Vini estimates losses between three hundred seventeen million and four hundred sixty million euros Gabriel Picard cited a one billion euro drop in French sales Importers and distributors increased prices ten to fifteen percent since June Many importers faced a twenty-percent cost swing due to the strengthening euro this year EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic stated negotiations continue.