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Written question asked by Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 24 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Monday, 30 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


Trade Agreements: USA

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 2 of his Department's publication entitled General terms for the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal, how he will allocate the 100,000 vehicle quota among companies.

Answer

The United States as part of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal, has created a quota of 100,000 vehicles for UK automotive imports at a 10 percent tariff rate, down from 27.5% We have been engaging with industry to seek their views on how we can ensure that the quota works for industry as a whole. The quota has been implemented today, 30 June, by the US and came into effect at 00:01 US Eastern time.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
62449
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Quotas Trade agreements Vehicles USA
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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