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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Caitlin Doherty

Steel industry welcomes 25% tariffs but warns ‘uncertainty remains’

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hold a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington DC after their meeting in the Oval Office. Picture date: Thursday February 27, 2025. - (PA Wire)

Industry has welcomed Donald Trump’s decision to keep tariffs at 25% on British steel and aluminium for now, but warned that “uncertainty remains” over the final tax rate.

The US president has decided to “provide different treatment” to the UK after a deal that was struck between Washington and London last month, as he  doubled tariffs on imports from elsewhere to 50%.

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