Following formal adoption by the Council of the European Union on June 25, 2026, two regulations implementing tariff-related commitments under the August 2025 EU-US Joint Statement were published in the EU’s Official Journal on June 30 and entered into force the following day.
The legislation sets zero customs duties for selected US dried fruit products and introduces a 500,000 metric ton tariff-rate quota for US tree nuts entering the European market. Specifically, Regulation (EU) 2026/1455 sets a 0% customs duty for products including the following: dried sultanas (0806 20 30), dried grapes excluding currants and sultanas (0806 20 90), dried apricots (0813 10 00), dried prunes (0813 20 00), dried fruit – other (0813 40 95), and cranberries (2008 93). The tariff rate quota includes CN code 0802, which includes almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios, macadamia nuts, pine nuts and pecans, whether shelled or in-shell, and CN code 200819, “Nuts and other seeds, including mixtures, prepared or preserved (excluding groundnuts)”—a category that includes roasted almonds and pistachios.
The main regulation will cease to apply at the end of 2029. By June 30, 2029, the Commission will present a comprehensive assessment of the impact on EU-US trade flows, tariff revenue and economic effects, including on SMEs, and will accompany it with a legislative proposal to extend the application of the regulations, where appropriate.