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Trump’s threat of 100% import tariff on UK ‘not a bluff’, US trade tsar warns

The Independent UK News · 18 August 2026 at 12:14

Trump’s threat of 100% import tariff on UK ‘not a bluff’, US trade tsar warns

Donald Trump issued the threat in June over the UK’s digital tax on American companies - but has so far not followed it up

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Trump’s threat of 100% import tariff on UK ‘not a bluff’, US trade tsar warns

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