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Motor Vehicles: USA

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan SmithConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 12 March 2026UIN 908259

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help small-volume automotive manufacturers access the US market.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The Economic Prosperity Deal has reduced tariffs for UK exporters in critical sectors such as the car industry - this includes a preferential rate of 10% on 100,000 UK cars exported to the US each year.

The UK exports around 100,000 cars a year, so this quota will ensure most cars entering the US will do so at a preferential rate.

We are also providing targeted export support through our exports programme and engaging in wider trade policy dialogues with the US.

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