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Trump threatens 100% wine tariff over France's 3% tech tax

6/15/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump warned France to drop its 3% digital services tax or face a 100% tariff on wine and champagne before meeting with Macron at G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains.
The 2019 tax levies 3% on revenues of tech firms such as Amazon, Meta and Alphabet.
French wine exports to the United States total $2 billion annually, one-fifth of France’s sales, with the White House and the Élysée declining comment.

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U.S. President Donald Trump warned France to drop its 3% digital services tax or face a 100% tariff on wine and champagne before meeting with Macron at G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains.
The 2019 tax levies 3% on revenues of tech firms such as Amazon, Meta and Alphabet.
French wine exports to the United States total $2 billion annually, one-fifth of France’s sales, with the White House and the Élysée declining comment.