Trump announces duties on eight European countries over Greenland

US President Donald Trump has announced a 10 percent duty on European countries that have supported Denmark and opposed his attempts to gain control of Greenland.

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, the U.S. will levy a 10% duty on all imported goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands and Finland, Trump wrote on Truth Social. The duty will be increased to 25% on June 1, 2026, he said.

"This fee will be due until an agreement is reached on the Full and Absolute Acquisition of Greenland," Trump said.

The new duties will affect several key U.S. allies and further increase tensions within NATO, of which Denmark is a member, Bloomberg notes. European countries among those listed by Trump earlier announced their intention to send the military to Greenland to strengthen the island's defense. The US President, in turn, said that they are "playing an extremely dangerous game" and "put an unacceptable level of risk at stake." He added that the US was open to negotiations with Denmark.

It is not yet clear how Trump intends to impose new duties against individual EU members, Bloomberg writes. In 2025, he has already used the Emergency Powers Act to impose duties against US trading partners. The legality of this is now being considered by the Supreme Court. The decision is expected in the near future.

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