Overview
- Starting February 1, 2026, a 10 percent tariff will apply to any and all goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland.
- The rate is set to rise to 25 percent on June 1, 2026, according to the announcement.
- Trump says the tariffs will remain in place until a deal is reached for the “complete and total purchase of Greenland.”
- He frames the move as a national-security measure, asserting Greenland is vital to U.S. and global security and invoking China, Russia, and a system he calls the “Golden Dome.”
- The announcement was posted on Truth Social, where he also argued the U.S. has subsidized Europe by not charging tariffs and said the U.S. is open to negotiation.