EU Launches Tool to Monitor Trade Diversion From Trump Tariffs

A cargo ship arrives in the port of Barcelona in Spain.

Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg

The European Commission has formally launched a surveillance tool to monitor any trade diversion resulting from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as initial results revealed a surge of imports in many goods.

A first set of analysis published by the bloc’s executive arm on Thursday shows imports of some appliances and switches increased by more than 60% compared with last year, while prices dropped.