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Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America

Effect
Passed
Result
417 for · 154 against · 71 abstained roll call
Date
26 March 2026, 11:21–11:24
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0069
Dossier
2025/0261(COD)
Source
Committee report by Bernd Lange
Topics
Foreign affairsTrade & customsEconomy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
19 votes · 17 roll calls · 14 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call)
Sitting
Thursday 26 March 2026
Final vote
189333
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 417 for, 154 against, 71 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 14 amendments (14 rejected). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.

Backed by S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by The Left, Greens and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 0Against 35Abst. 1No vote 10 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.96
GreensFor 18Against 25Abst. 5No vote 5 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.28
S&DFor 90Against 11Abst. 9No vote 25 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.73
RenewFor 52Against 10Abst. 6No vote 9 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.65
EPPFor 167Against 0Abst. 2No vote 15 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
ECRFor 70Against 0Abst. 5No vote 6 of 81Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.90
PatriotsFor 15Against 51Abst. 17No vote 2 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.42
ESNFor 1Against 4Abst. 22No vote 0 of 27Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.72
No groupFor 4Against 18Abst. 4No vote 4 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 49

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria66710.05
Belgium119110.29
Bulgaria112220.60
Cyprus3201—
Czechia174000.71
Germany61131650.52
Denmark122100.70
Estonia6010—
Spain395880.63
Finland94020.54
France659880.71
Greece95250.34
Croatia91020.85
Hungary0011101.00
Ireland7205—
Italy5018170.59
Lithuania90110.85
Luxembourg3201—
Latvia7101—
Malta5001—
Netherlands205510.50
Poland433250.84
Portugal181110.85
Romania301020.95
Sweden144030.67
Slovenia7011—
Slovakia55320.08

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches216 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&DSpeeches226 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe LeftSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against

All votes on this decision, 19

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Motion for adjournment of vote A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Motion for adjournment of vote Roll call185 for, 437 against, 16 abstained Rejected
2Proposal to reject the text A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Proposal for rejection – Am 47 Roll call160 for, 462 against, 16 abstained Rejected
3Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively Show of hands Adopted
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Proposal to reject the text A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Proposal for rejection – Am 47 Roll call160 for, 462 against, 16 abstained Rejected
3Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively Show of hands Adopted
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 61 to Article 3 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Article 3 – § 1 – after sub§ 1 – Am 61 Roll call108 for, 480 against, 34 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
5Amendment 48, adding text after recital 1 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 1 – Am 48 Roll call58 for, 515 against, 63 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
6Amendment 49, adding text after recital 1 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 1 – Am 49 Roll call97 for, 493 against, 45 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
7Amendment 50, adding text after recital 1 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 1 – Am 50 Roll call65 for, 526 against, 48 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
8Amendment 51, adding text after recital 2 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 51 Roll call110 for, 466 against, 58 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
9Amendment 52, adding text after recital 2 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 52 Roll call56 for, 530 against, 52 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
10Amendment 53, adding text after recital 2 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 53 Roll call62 for, 536 against, 41 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
11Amendment 54, adding text after recital 2 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 54 Roll call104 for, 456 against, 67 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
12Amendment 55, adding text after recital 2 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 2 – Am 55 Roll call142 for, 427 against, 55 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
13Amendment 56, adding text after recital 3 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 3 – Am 56 Roll call132 for, 434 against, 73 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
14Amendment 57, adding text after recital 4 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 4 – Am 57 Roll call158 for, 401 against, 75 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
15Amendment 58, adding text after recital 4 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 4 – Am 58 Roll call117 for, 414 against, 101 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
16Amendment 59, adding text after recital 9 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 9 – Am 59 Roll call117 for, 414 against, 97 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
17Amendment 60, adding text after recital 9 A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – After recital 9 – Am 60 Roll call118 for, 422 against, 88 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
18Final vote A10-0069/2026 – Bernd Lange – Commission proposal Roll call417 for, 154 against, 71 abstained Adopted
19Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 60(4)) Show of hands Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, EPP.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0069

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The proposal adjusts customs duties and opens tariff quotas for certain goods imported from the United States, implementing commitments from a joint EU-US trade statement.

Parliament adopted its position on the law, endorsing the proposal with amendments.

Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends the proposal, and asks for transparency on revenue losses.

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation suspends customs duties and opens tariff quotas on certain US goods, conditional on US implementation of the Joint Statement and respect for EU security and regulatory interests.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/0261(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 30 June 2026 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 20 October 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 19 March 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 19 March 2026 (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 2 June 2026 (done)
  5. Plenary vote · Adopted 16 June 2026 (done)
  6. Published as law · 30 June 2026 (done)

Lead committee: INTA · Rapporteur: Bernd LANGE (S&D)

Other decisions on this dossier

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 14 connections: Other decisions on this dossier · Running issue: EU–US trade deal · Other decisions of the part-session on INTA dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Other decisions on this dossier

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Running issue: EU–US trade deal

Other decisions of the part-session on INTA dossiers

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America”. Decision, 26 March 2026. votingId 189333, document A-10-2026-0069, reference 2025/0261(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-26/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-26},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 189333, document A-10-2026-0069, reference 2025/0261(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26 (CC BY 4.0)}
}