This Is Why

Trump's tariffs: what do they mean for Britain?

Apr 3, 2025 · 14 min · 14.2 MB
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President Donald Trump has imposed immediate tariffs of 10% on all British exports to the United States.  He did this as he announced a "declaration of economic independence" for the US.  
  
On his self-declared "Liberation Day", Mr Trump described the tariffs as reciprocal and said he was going to be "kind" by charging half of each country’s total "anti-US" measures. 
Niall Paterson talks to Sky's business correspondent Paul Kelso about what these tariffs might mean for British business, which sectors are exempt, and whether a further deal can be worked out with Mr Trump.   
 
Producer; Natalie Ktena 
Editor: Wendy Parker