Responding to news that the US plans to introduce fresh 10% tariffs on UK goods, from next month, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said:

“New tariffs on goods exported to the US will be more bad news for UK exporters, already struggling with the tariffs levied last year.

“We know trade is one way to boost the economy and the success of transatlantic trade depends on reducing, not raising, tariffs.

“The Government must prioritise the implementation of the Economic Prosperity Deal and negotiate calmly to remove the threat of these new tariffs.”