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April 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would impose a 10%

baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on some of the country's

biggest trading partners, a move that could escalate a trade war and upend the global economy.

Trading partners are expected to respond with countermeasures that could lead to

dramatically higher prices for everything from bicycles to wine.

Trump has already imposed 25% levies on autos and car parts.

Here are some of the reactions from company executives, trade and labour associations:

COMPANIES

DANISH SHIPPING GIANT MAERSK

"We generally expect customers to be a bit more cautious about their inventory levels. In

the very short term, we're likely to see some rush air freight orders in the U.S. ahead of the

announced tariffs going into effect. It is also likely we will see an increase in demand for

bonded storage as customers will want to hold off clearing goods while they get more certainty."

GERMAN PACKAGING AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MAKE GERRESHEIMER

"The tariffs primarily affect our exports from our plant in Mexico to the U.S. These include

injection vials, for example ... We will pass these customs duties on to our clients as

additional costs. If necessary and if the customs duties are to remain in place in the longer

term, we will also be able to relocate capacities."

"With our production network in the U.S., there are also business opportunities for us from

pharmaceutical companies that increasingly want to produce and source locally in the U.S."

MASSIMO BATTAINI, CEO, CABLE MAKER PRYSMIAN

"On first reaction, the announcement appears to have a positive impact on local production.

The tariffs will be applied to finished products, and therefore removes the risk that U.S.

production could have been undercut from abroad. With 30 factories across the U.S. and as the

market leader we are best placed to strengthen our leadership position."

NORWEGIAN ALUMINIUM PRODUCER HYDRO

"We are working actively both from Norway and in the EU in Brussels to inform and to work

actively with the organisations and other measures that we're a part of to leverage the

importance of Norwegian aluminium to Europe."

"We're also using our network and have our people on the ground in the U.S. working hard in

dialogue with the U.S. administration to understand the effects of the tariffs."

NOBUHIRO TORII, PRESIDENT, SUNTORY

"We will produce and try to sell locally ... That's the key strategy with the tariffs."

ASSOCIATIONS AND WORKERS

ANTHONY BRUN, HEAD OF FRENCH COGNAC GROWERS ASSOCIATION UGVC

"One could have feared much higher tariffs, but this risk is not off the table and remains

with a potential conflict over bourbon whiskey. We already face tariffs in China, now there are

the U.S., and the consequences will be very very brutal to wine growers."

ETHAN LANE, SENIOR VP OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION (NCBA)

"President Trump is taking action to address numerous trade barriers that prevent consumers

overseas from enjoying high-quality, wholesome American beef. NCBA will continue engaging with

the White House to ensure fair treatment for America's cattle producers around the world and

optimize opportunities for exports abroad."

SIGRID DE VRIES, DIRECTOR GENERAL, EUROPEAN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION (ACEA)

"European automakers are committed to being active in the U.S., making an important

contribution to the U.S. economy, accounting for around half a million jobs across the auto

sector, exporting over 750,000 vehicles to the U.S. in 2024, and actively investing in local

communities to foster economic prosperity."

"We urge our leaders to meet urgently so that they can find a solution to any issues

preventing free and fair trade between historic allies and allow the EU-US relationship to

flourish once again."

SWISS BUSINESS GROUP ECONOMIESUISSE

"A further escalation of the trade conflict must be prevented. The Federal Council and Swiss

economic diplomacy are called upon to quickly find solutions at the negotiating table with the

U.S. government. From an economic perspective, there are no comprehensible reasons for U.S.

tariffs against Switzerland - quite the opposite."

DIRK JANDURA, HEAD OF GERMANY'S EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATION BGA

"We will have to pass these tariffs on as price increases, and that will hit turnover in

many cases ... This is an economic blind alley at whose end lie welfare losses for both sides of

the Atlantic."

GIOVANNA CEOLINI, HEAD OF CONFINDUSTRIA ACCESSORI MODA REPRESENTING ITALIAN FOOTWEAR,

LEATHER, FUR AND TANNERY INDUSTRIES

"We are afraid that for our companies there will be a slowdown (in demand), it will depend

on whether Americans are willing to pay a little more (for our goods)."

WOLFGANG NIEDERMARK, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER, GERMANY'S MAIN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION BDI

"The justification for this protectionist escalation is incomprehensible. It threatens our

export-oriented companies and endangers prosperity, stability, jobs, innovation and investment

worldwide."

"The EU must now strengthen its alliances with other major trading partners and should

coordinate its response with them. A coordinated response is also needed to counter changed

flows in international trade."

SCOTT WHITAKER, CEO, ADVAMED

"Broad-based tariffs of this nature would act much as an excise tax. R&D spending would

likely be the first and most direct casualty, threatening America's medtech innovation

leadership. Tariffs will cost U.S. jobs, increase costs to the health care system and harm

future medical progress."

CHRIS VITALE, UAW VETERAN WHO RETIRED FROM STELLANTIS, ATTENDED TRUMP'S TARIFF

ANNOUNCEMENT IN PERSON

"These are things that we've been preaching for years, while we watched all of our factories

get hollowed out, while we watched all of our capabilities get hollowed out, and to actually see

a president address that and use some of the same words and thoughts that I've used was just

incredible."