Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 79687

Aluminium and Iron and Steel: USA

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of US Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs on the level of exports.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Thanks to the strength of the UK-US partnership, the UK remains the only country to benefit from a preferential 25% tariff on steel and aluminium exports to the US, avoiding the global rate of 50%. The UK is therefore uniquely positioned as the only count...
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