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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Hilary Osborne and Jillian Ambrose

What Trump’s tariffs could mean for UK consumers

A woman in silhouette speaks into her phone with a big Apple logo in the background
The price of US imports such as Apple phones will leap if the UK decides to enact reciprocal tariffs. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will put tariffs on goods from around the world, including a 10% charge on UK imports, has signalled the start of a global trade war.

Although the UK faces a lower tariff than many other countries, for UK consumers there could still be some fallout. How it all plays out remains unclear.

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