What is in the new US-UK trade deal?

What is in the new US-UK trade deal?

From channelnewsasia.com

The "breakthrough" US-UK trade deal announced Thursday (May 8) by President Donald Trump is the first agreement to be unveiled since he slapped steep tariffs on allies and adversaries alike on Apr 2. The 10 per cent "baseline" tariff imposed on most US trading partners in early April remains in effect for most goods, with the largest reductions in trade barriers coming on items recently subjected to new sector-specific tariffs of 25 per cent. The new deal includes "billions of dollars of increased market access for American exports", Trump said during the Oval Office announcement, which was attended by Peter ... (full story)

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The Doji

May 9, 2025 4:59am

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A good perspective by the BBC on the UK/US trade deal: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y8kl9yxrdo

Vancarbon

May 9, 2025 1:29am — Edited

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Seems like a pretty fair deal for both sides. The UK stuck to its red lines and avoided these issues:

Agricultural exports from the United States have long been a key sticking point in trade negotiations, with British farmers - and consumers - voicing concerns about chlorine-washed chicken, and hormone-treated beef from the United States.

Good for both sides ; but as stated in the article , the easiest of any of the trade deals . It’s not even finalised and other deals will be far more complicated and not as easy to replicate .