TURNBERRY, Scotland — U.S. tariffs on British steelmakers will come down “pretty soon,” President Donald Trump has said.
The U.S. committed to slashing tariffs on British steel and aluminum from 25 percent to zero as part of its Economic Prosperity Deal back in May.
But the implementation of the pact has been stymied by complex American trade rules that require steel imported to the U.S. to be melted and poured in the U.K. to qualify for tariff relief.
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In response to a question from POLITICO on when the deal would be enforced at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, Trump said it would happen “pretty soon.”
