Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 68128

Import Duties: USA

Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Euan Stainbank

LabourFalkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on the impact of 10% tariffs on UK exports to the USA on the Scottish economy; and what steps he is taking with the Scottish

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The US market is Scotland's second largest export market for goods, worth £4bn in 2024. In response to US tariffs, the government launched a Request for Input on the 3 April to gather feedback directly from stakeholders across the whole of the UK that cou...

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