--- title: NAOOA Continues Fight Against Tariffs on Spanish Olive Oil description: NAOOA fights to remove Spanish olive oil from the 25% tariff list, protecting consumers and the industry from rising costs due to EU aircraft subsidies. image: https://www.aboutoliveoil.org/hubfs/resized_763428412%20-%20op.webp --- Translate this page - [![United States of America (US)](https://518490.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/518490/United%20States%20of%20America%20(US).svg) ](https://www.aboutoliveoil.org/naooa-continues-fight-against-tariffs-on-spanish-olive-oil#googtrans/en) - [![Spain (ES)-1](https://518490.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/518490/Spain%20(ES)-1.svg) ](https://www.aboutoliveoil.org/naooa-continues-fight-against-tariffs-on-spanish-olive-oil#googtrans/es) - [![portugal](https://518490.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/518490/portugal.svg) ](https://www.aboutoliveoil.org/naooa-continues-fight-against-tariffs-on-spanish-olive-oil#googtrans/pt) - [![francia](https://518490.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/518490/francia.svg) ](https://www.aboutoliveoil.org/naooa-continues-fight-against-tariffs-on-spanish-olive-oil#googtrans/fr) - 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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has indicated it expects to enter negotiations with the EU aimed at resolving the tariff issue, which may create an opportunity to preserve American consumers’ access to this essential, healthy food. “Any tariff on olive oil – regardless of its origin – is a tax on the health of Americans,” said Joseph R. Profaci, executive director of the NAOOA. “This tariff also unfairly disadvantages businesses who trade in olive oils from Spain, the world’s largest producer of this healthy food. We’re continuing to advocate strongly for the complete removal of Spanish olive oil from the list of retaliatory tariffs.” Olive oil has numerous proven health benefits, including protecting against heart disease and cancer. U.S. domestic production of olive oil can only meet a small fraction of consumer demand –  about 5 percent – making European imports a necessity. Spain produces nearly half the world’s olive oil, so singling out the country for tariffs will make it that much harder for U.S. consumers to access this healthy food. There is rare bipartisan support for removing olive oil from these tariffs. In a [letter sent to the USTR](https://pascrell.house.gov/uploadedfiles/olive_oil_letter_to_ustr_on_wto_import_duties.pdf) on August 21, 2019, a group of 19 members of Congress from both sides of the aisle urged no tariffs on olive oil because of the role it has played in “improv[ing] the diet of millions of Americans.” “Over the past several months, we’ve worked hard to educate policymakers about olive oil, its proven health benefits and the critical role Europe plays in meeting U.S. demand,” said Profaci. “We appreciate that tariffs were not applied to olive oil across the board. 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