The UK government is looking at hitting totemic American products with tariffs if Britain fails to win a carve out for steel and aluminium from 25 per cent US tariffs.
Jonathan Reynolds, business and trade secretary, said on Sunday that if US President Donald Trump did impose the hefty import taxes on British steel and aluminium, that could see a return of UK tariffs on US products including whiskey, jeans and motorbikes.
Previous targeted tariffs on US-made products were suspended under a deal agreed in March 2022 by the Conservative government with the Biden administration, which saw the reopening of tariff-free access for UK steel and aluminium exporters to the US.
您已阅读23%（674字），剩余77%（2234字）包含更多重要信息，订阅以继续探索完整内容，并享受更多专属服务。