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... No tariffs on steel and aluminium
A 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports into the US that came into effect in March has been scrapped.
This is good news for firms such as British Steel which was brought under government control as it struggled to stay operational.
However, the White House said it would impose a quota on the "most favoured nation rates for UK steel and aluminium and certain derivative steel and aluminium products."
It is currently unclear how much of these products the UK will be able to export to the US under this quota system without paying more.
It is also unclear whether the scrapping of tariffs will apply to steel derivative products and whether only steel melted and poured in the UK will benefit.
The UK exports a relatively small amount of steel and aluminium to the US, about 700m in total.
However, the tariffs also cover products made with steel and aluminium, including things such as gym equipment, furniture and machinery.
These are worth much more, about 2.2bn, or about 5% of UK exports to the US last year.
Industry body Steel UK said there were "a number hoops to jump through before the UK steel sector can see the benefits of this deal".
It said firms needed to know what supply chain conditions need to be met, what the quotas are and when they take effect. ...