The European Union expects wine and spirits exported to the U.S. will face the baseline 15% tariff from Friday, as the clock runs down for levies to kick in. The U.S. and EU are ironing out the finer details of a trade agreement reached Sunday.

European wine and spirits will face a 15% U.S. import tariff until a different deal is agreed in talks expected to continue in the autumn, the European Commission and EU diplomats said on Thursday, dashing producers' hopes of an immediate reprieve.