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Lower UK-US Car Tariffs Take Effect, Without Progress on Steel

UK car manufacturers can export to the US under a 10% tariff starting Monday, a reduction from the 25% rate imposed by Donald Trump on other countries, as the first elements of an economic agreement between the US president and Prime Minister Keir Starmer come into effect.

British aerospace companies like Rolls Royce Holdings Plc also saw 10% tariffs on goods including engines and aircraft parts slashed to zero as of 5:01 a.m. London time. However, there still remained no sign of progress toward lowering levies on the UK’s beleaguered steel industry, which remain at 25% despite Britain previously announcing an agreement to reduce them to zero.