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Trade Agreements: USA

Asked by Liam ByrneLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 27 January 2026UIN 106487

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value is of tariff duties the UK has avoided on its goods exports through the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal and any related updates to this agreement.

Answered by Chris Bryant

UK goods exports to the US amounted to £63 billion in the 12 months to the end of September 2025.

Thanks to the Economic Prosperity Deal, the UK has secured 0% tariffs for the aerospace sector, preferential 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium and cut automotive tariffs to 10% within quota, protecting industries that export tens of billions to the US. The UK has also secured 0% tariffs for the pharmaceutical sector.

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