Trump Eases China Tariffs to 10 Percent, UK Businesses Await Supreme Court Decision on Export Duties

Welcome to United Kingdom Tariff News and Tracker, bringing listeners the latest updates on tariffs and trade policy impacting the UK, the United States, and President Trump’s administration. Today is Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.

Starting with some of the most important developments, US President Donald Trump has recently signed executive orders that have a global ripple effect on trade policy. According to GlobalSanctions.com, Trump’s latest actions reduce reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports, setting the US reciprocal tariff rate on China at 10 percent until at least November 2026. This follows a period earlier in the year where tariffs on Chinese goods had soared to as high as 145 percent in response to a national emergency. After months of negotiations, both sides agreed to a temporary suspension and recent talks have extended the relief, signaling a cautiously positive tone for international trade.

While these actions are primarily focused on China, the effects are acutely felt across global markets, including the United Kingdom, especially given the interconnected supply chains and the UK’s own post-Brexit trade positioning. The British Chambers of Commerce reports that many UK goods have faced an additional 10 percent duty on US-bound exports since the spring. Businesses and policymakers are still awaiting a critical court decision in the United States Supreme Court, which could determine the future of these tariffs for UK products. The uncertainty around these duties is causing frustration among UK manufacturers and exporters, who have expressed concern over the cost and administrative burden since these measures were introduced earlier this year.

Trade law analysts at Mondaq highlight that the evolving Trump tariff policy continues to shape day-to-day operations for companies in the UK, not just in the goods directly subject to tariffs but also for those caught up in supply chains that originate in China or the US. For British firms, there is hope that clarity will come soon from the American court system or through further executive actions. Until then, the 10 percent tariffs remain in place for many key UK exports, affecting industries from automotive and manufacturing to food and beverages.

Listeners can expect more updates in the coming weeks as legal and executive developments play out. The situation remains dynamic, and United Kingdom Tariff News and Tracker will continue to monitor all breaking news that impacts British exports, American policy, and anything involving the current administration under President Trump.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to United Kingdom Tariff News and Tracker, bringing listeners
the latest updates on tariffs and trade policy impacting the UK,
the United States and President Comes administration. Today is Wednesday,
November fifth, twenty twenty five. Starting with some of the
most important developments, US President Donald Trump has recently signed

(00:21):
executive orders that have a global ripple effect on trade policy.
According to global sanctions dot com, Trump's latest actions reduce
reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports, setting the US reciprocal tariff
rate on China at ten percent until at least November
twenty twenty six. This follows a period earlier in the
year where tariffs on Chinese goods had soared to as

(00:44):
high as one hundred forty five percent in response to
a national emergency. After months of negotiations, both sides agreed
to a temporary suspension, and recent talks have extended the relief,
signaling a cautiously positive tone for international trade. While these
actions are primarily focused on China, the effects are acutely

(01:05):
felt across global markets, including the United Kingdom, especially given
the interconnected supply chains and the UK's own post Brexit
trade positioning. The British Chambers of Commerce reports that many
UK goods have faced an additional ten percent duty on
US bound exports since the spring. Businesses and policymakers are

(01:27):
still awaiting a critical court decision in the United States
Supreme Court, which could determine the future of these tariffs
for UK products. The uncertainty around these duties is causing
frustration among UK manufacturers and exporters, who have expressed concern
over the cost and administrative burden since these measures were
introduced earlier this year. Trade law analysts at Mondot highlight

(01:51):
that the evolving Trump tariff policy continues to shape day
to day operations for companies in the UK, not just
in the goods directly subject to tariffs, but also for
those caught up in supply chains that originate in China
or the US. For British firms, there is hope that
clarity will come soon from the American court system or

(02:12):
through further executive actions. Until then, the ten percent tariffs
remain in place for many key UK exports, affecting industries
from automotive and manufacturing to food and betterages. Listeners can
expect more updates in the coming weeks as legal and
executive developments play out. The situation remains dynamic and United

(02:35):
Kingdom Tariff News and Tracker will continue to monitor all
breaking news that impacts British exports, American policy and anything
involving the current administration under President Trump. Thank you for
tuning in to United Kingdom Tariff News and Tracker. Be
sure to subscribe for all the latest updates and tariff analysis.

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