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What is the US-UK Economic Deal?

The United States announced on Thursday a deal with Britain to lower tariffs for some goods. U.S. duties on steel and cars will be reduced, and both sides will gain better access to the agriculture market.

Here are some key points of the agreement.

Basic 10% Tariff

Howard Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, said that the basic tariff rate of 10% would remain in effect.

CAR TARIFFS

The British government announced that the agreement will reduce tariffs for some British-made vehicles from 27,5% to 10%.

The British government announced that British carmakers would be allowed to export 100,000 cars per year at a lower tariff rate. This is almost what Britain exported in the past year.

STEEL TARIFFS

The British government has also announced that the 25% tariffs on British steel exported to the U.S. would be reduced to zero.

PLANES

Lutnick stated that British companies will now be able export parts of planes to the United States without tariffs.

Boeing planes worth $10 billion are expected to be purchased by a British airline in return.

AGRICULTURAL TARIFFS

The British government announced that there would be a "reciprocal access to the market on beef", with British farmers receiving a quota of 13,000 metric tons free of tariff.

Britain will also eliminate tariffs on U.S. beer ethanol.

MOVIES

The U.S. president Donald Trump has said that the talks with Britain about his plan to impose a tariff on film imports will take place separately from the agreement.

He said, "James Bond is not in danger."

SPEAK UP AGAIN

Both sides will try to reach an agreement on a wider deal, which will include pharmaceuticals as well as a reduction of the remaining tariffs.

The U.S. also agreed to give the UK preferential treatment for any future tariffs imposed in Section 232 investigations, which gives the U.S. President the power to restrict imports if it is found that they threaten national security.

The UK Digital Services Tax is unchanged.

(source: Reuters)