U.S., Britain settle dispute over steel, aluminium Trump-special tariffs
When Biden took office over a year ago, he promised to mend relations with U.S. allies that were damaged under Trump.
The United States and Britain have settled their dispute over special tariffs on steel and aluminium imports introduced under then-president Donald Trump, the two sides announced in a statement.
Britain will be allowed to import "historically-based sustainable volumes" of steel and aluminium duty-free into the United States again from June 1, according to a statement from Washington.
The duty-free trade volume should roughly correspond to that of 2018-19, when there were no punitive tariffs.
"In response the UK will suspend rebalancing measures on U.S. products including whiskey, blue jeans and motorcycles," the British government said in a statement.
The U.S. said those exports are worth 500 million dollars.
The agreement follows the model of a deal between the government of U.S. President Joe Biden and the European Union at the end of 2021.
A similar deal with Japan was announced in February.
Trump had cited national security concerns to justify the tariffs of up to 25 per cent.
When Biden took office over a year ago, he promised to mend relations with U.S. allies that were damaged under Trump.