With the commerce struggle, the priority of exporters in Hauts-de-France: “Everything is on stand-by” | EUROtoday

The calculation is shortly completed. Pastry of Flanders exports 22 % of its manufacturing and on this a part of its exercise, 40 % of its candy or savory waffles and waffles take the route of the United States. In entrance of Laurent Saint-Martin, the Minister of Foreign Trade visiting the Lille metropolis Thursday, April 17, Stéphanie Potdevin, the export supervisor of this household enterprise, tells how every thing accelerated in December 2024.

Donald Trump barely elected and never but invested, his American clients have anticipated the predictable enhance in customs duties by inserting bigger orders. We needed to observe. More embarrassing: “We had major projects on the United States and planes created new products for them. For the moment, everything is on a complete stand-by. »»

With its high -end jams, Augustin Motte, the CEO of Lucullus, experienced the same acceleration of orders. “Usually, we make ten containers over the year; There we made them in two months. But after? »» Already, his American customers ask him to review his prices. In his professional entourage, “Everyone appears to be like and waits”, he says. He expressed his concern about the level at which the customs duties imposed by Washington on European products, now 10 %, will stabilize. “No one is aware of something, truly. 10 %? 20 %? »»

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