U.S. to impose tariffs on French products amid digital services tax dispute

Anti-tariff posters are seen on a life vest outside the building of U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington D.C., the United States, Photo: Xinhua

WASHINGTON: The United States plans to impose 25-percent additional tariffs on about 1.3 billion U.S. dollars worth of French products in response to the country’s digital services tax that impacts major U.S. technology companies, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced Friday.