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UK exports to U.S. plunge by 25% after Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs blitz
Official data shows the drop followed a 10% blanket tariff and new duties on car exports, Scotch whisky and other spirits, the ONS said.
- UK goods exports to the United States plunged 24.7%, or £1.5 billion, following President Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariff blitz, according to Friday data from the Office for National Statistics.
- Britain's exports have remained muted since Trump introduced a 10% blanket tariff on most British imports in April 2025, ending the zero-tariff trade environment.
- Car and pharmaceutical exports declined, driving the downturn, while rising imports led to a trade deficit with the United States for three consecutive months starting in December 2025.
- President Trump announced Thursday he would remove tariffs on Scotch whisky "in honor" of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, following their state visit.
- Exporters face a "triple squeeze" of higher trading costs, taxes, and input price pressures, eroding margins and complicating international competition, despite the removal of whisky tariffs.
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Trump’s US Tariffs Turn British Trade Surpluses Into Deficits
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have resulted in a sharp fall in UK exports to the US, turning British trade surpluses into deficits in a dramatic reversal of transatlantic trade dynamics, according to official data.
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The Economic TimesUK exports to US slump as tariffs bite: official data
British exports to the United States have slumped since the introduction of US tariffs, official data showed Friday, a day after President Donald Trump lifted import taxes on Scottish whisky. Exports to the United States have “remained relatively low” since Trump’s global tariffs onslaught in April last year, the Office for National Statistics said in […] The post UK exports to US slump as tariffs bite: official data appeared first on Insider Pa…
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