Trump Tariffs Risk Exposing UK Firms More Than European Peers

  • Britain is buffered from a trade war by large services sector
  • But some goods industries rely on the US as their top customer

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Americans are big buyers of British exports such as Land Rovers, machinery, chemicals and a string of blockbuster pharmaceuticals — a special relationship that leaves UK companies particularly exposed to Donald Trump’s plan to push up tariffs.