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Motor Vehicles: Import Duties

Asked by Sir Christopher ChopeConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 8 April 2025UIN 43814

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will remove tariffs on the import of motor vehicles from the United States.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

On 3 April, the government launched a Request for Input from businesses to help inform our response to US tariffs. We remain committed to discussions with the US on a wider economic deal that works for both the UK and the US. But nothing is off the table; this government will do what is necessary to defend the UK’s national interest.

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