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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sarah Butler

British plane parts ‘exempted from Trump tariffs’ as US trade deal progresses

A Rolls-Royce aircraft engine on view at Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in northern Germany.
A Rolls-Royce aircraft engine on view at Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in northern Germany. Photograph: Ronny Hartmann/AFP/Getty Images

British plane parts are set to be exempted from US import tariffs as part of the evolving trade agreement with Donald Trump’s administration, it has been reported.

The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, has said that engines from Rolls-Royce and similar plane parts would be able to enter the US market without tariffs, as part of a trade deal with the UK announced last week.

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