The United States and the European Union agreed to a 15 percent base tariff after weeks of negotiations, which were among the Trump administration’s most difficult discussions.

A new trade pact between the United States and the European Union threatens Europe's plastics and rubber machinery exports with a 15 percent tariff, sparking warnings from Italian trade group Amaplast about higher costs and market disruption.

The U.S.-EU trade agreement imposes 15 percent tariffs on most European imports, avoiding the 30 percent levies that President Trump had threatened. Critics argue the deal disproportionately favors