{"id":373376,"date":"2025-08-25T22:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T22:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/373376\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T22:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T22:07:14","slug":"trump-slaps-new-tariffs-on-uk-goods-blindsiding-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/373376\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Slaps New Tariffs on UK Goods, Blindsiding Manufacturers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump has blindsided UK manufacturers by slapping fresh tariffs of up to 25 per cent on more than 400 categories of British goods, from shampoo and children\u2019s highchairs to motorcycles and diggers.<\/p>\n

Conservative shadow trade secretary Andrew Griffith accused ministers of failing to protect exporters, saying: \u201cWhen it comes to protecting UK businesses from US tariffs, Starmer is \u2018all hat, no cattle\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHis \u2018tiny tariff\u2019 agreement turns out to have more holes than one of Donald Trump\u2019s golf courses and the trade secretary doesn\u2019t even know what tariffs apply where. Downing Street need to spend less time on negotiating away Chagos and more sweating the detail on US trade.\u201d<\/p>\n

The move, which UK officials say took them by surprise, comes just months after London and Washington hailed a \u201cbreakthrough\u201d deal on steel and aluminium.<\/p>\n

That agreement was supposed to cut the 25 per cent tariff on UK metals to zero \u2013 but implementation has stalled amid US concerns over the origins of some British exports.<\/p>\n

Manufacturers warn of a \u2018very damaging\u2019 impact<\/strong><\/p>\n

Industry leaders have described the latest measures as \u201cvery damaging<\/a> to British industry\u201d.<\/p>\n

JCB chief executive Graeme Macdonald, whose firm exports \u00a32bn worth of diggers and machinery to the US, said the sudden changes have created chaos in American ports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has blindsided everybody \u2026 there\u2019s a huge backlog of imported goods in every port now in the US\u201d,he warned, urging ministers to strike a deal quickly.<\/p>\n

Motorbike maker Triumph, which sold over 100,000 bikes last year, also said the tariffs came as a shock.<\/p>\n

Chief executive Nick Bloor said the decision was \u201ca surprise, especially given the recently negotiated trade agreements\u201d.<\/p>\n

Peter Brennan of UK Steel added: \u201cOrders are being cancelled or delayed \u2013 sometimes costing firms millions of pounds \u2013 because this trade negotiation is still ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trade talks and political pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n

The expanded tariff list, which includes items as varied as tableware, washing machines and even condensed milk in aluminium packaging, followed lobbying from US steel companies urging the White House to prioritise domestic production.<\/p>\n

While Downing Street insists the UK remains the only country to have avoided Trump\u2019s 50 per cent metals tariff, the government admitted the timing of the latest announcement was unexpected.<\/p>\n

Officials have said they would continue working with Washington to \u201cgive industry the security they need, protect vital jobs, and put more money in people\u2019s pockets\u201d.<\/p>\n

Trump, meanwhile, on his Truth Social platform, has trumpeted new Congressional Budget Office estimates that tariffs will cut America\u2019s budget deficit by $4trn over the next decade.<\/p>\n

By City AM\u00a0<\/p>\n

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