Written questions

Motor Vehicles: USA

Commons · Question 908259 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help small-volume automotive manufacturers access the US market.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 12 Mar 2026

The Economic Prosperity Deal has reduced tariffs for UK exporters in critical sectors such as the car industry - this includes a preferential rate of 10% on 100,000 UK cars exported to the US each year.The UK exports around 100,000 cars a year, so this qu...