Boeing is suffering at the Bourget Fair. The manufacturer of American airplanes has not yet given any request, unheard of. Airbus’s rival obviously suffers the terrible 787 accident of Air India. But an equally large threat darkens the future of the group: the customs duties of Donald Trump in the aeronautical industry.
A 50% customs surcharge applies to imports to the United States of aluminum and steel, bad aeronautics materials. All products (whose aircraft) imported from Europe must pay a 10%surcharge. Boeing depends a lot on the international value chain of aeronautics.
“Boeing It is much more exposed “than its European rival, Airbus, according to Leeham News and Analysis, US media specialize in the analysis of the aeronautical sector. The customs surcharge imposed by Trump exposes Boeing at the risk of reprisals from many countries, while Airbus is threatened by customs tasks that Leeham argues.
Zero customs duties
More than half of Boeing’s deliveries refer to non-American clients during the 2022-2025 period, much more than Airbus deliveries to companies based in the United States (17% in 2024), Pascal Fabre, managing director of the Alixpartners consulting firm.
It is in this context that the US Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, said Tuesday that he wanted Civil Aviation to return to the commercial agreement of Customs Customs of 1979. Even if he also emphasized that such an initiative was part of broader commercial negotiations.
Speaking at the Paris aeronautical show, Sean Duffy said the White House knew that the United States was a net exporter in the aerospace sector, while adding that they faced a complicated customs situation.
Airlines, aeronautical manufacturers and several commercial partners in the United States have pressed to Trump to restore the diet without customs tariffs provided by the 1979 civil aircraft agreement, which generated an annual commercial surplus of $ 75 billion for the US industry.
“Aviation free trade is remarkable”
“Look at the impact of free trade in aviation. It is remarkable for them. It is a great space of net exports. The White House understands, but if it goes there and observes the problems, you will discover that the situation is very intense and complex,” said Sean Duffy.
President Donald Trump imposed 10% customs tariffs in almost all imports of airplanes and spare parts, already early May, the Ministry of Commerce launched a National Security Survey “Section 232” on imports of commercial airplanes, reaction engines and spare parts that could constitute the basis of even higher customs rights in these imports.
Aerospace companies and many countries have urged Trump not to impose new customs tariffs. Trump’s Executive Decree on a commercial agreement with the United Kingdom signed on Monday includes treatment without customs tariffs for airplanes and spare parts.
Source: BFM TV
