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Import Duties: USA

Asked by Andrew GriffithConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 December 2024UIN 19952

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for the potential imposition of trade tariffs by the US.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

The Government has not speculated on what President-elect Trump may or may not do when he is in office.

The Government will continue to make a strong case for open, transparent, and free trade. We are an open trading economy, and we benefit from that in our trading relationships other countries, including the US.

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