Workers at a British Steel site in Scunthorpe, England. Photo: Getty
Bloomberg
The UK is still in talks with US president Donald Trump’s administration for a deal to address US tariffs on steel and whiskey, according to the British Consul General in Chicago.
The US imposed a 25pc tariff on British steel and 10pc on the spirit – levies that remain in place despite the UK being the first country to reach a trade agreement with Mr Trump. Tariffs are hurting the whiskey industry on both sides of the Atlantic and the UK isn’t dumping the metal on US shores, said Richard Hyde, who represents British interests in the US mid-west region.
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