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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross

UK warned over Trump’s threat of 100% import tariffs

  • US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has warned that Donald Trump 's threat to hit the UK with a 100 per cent import tariff over its digital services tax is not a bluff.
  • The UK's two per cent levy on major American tech companies generated £800m for The Treasury in 2024/25.
  • Trump previously warned that any country imposing a digital tax on US firms would face immediate 100 per cent tariffs on all goods sent to the United States.
  • Jamieson Greer stated that the US remains open to negotiations with UK business and trade minister Jonathan Reynolds to see the tax eliminated.
  • The threat adds further strain to UK-US trade relations following recent US tariff adjustments.

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