UK pauses tariffs on 'everyday' items

Tariffs aren’t just a US thing. The UK – in a move which repudiates the stand taken by the US – has paused tariffs on 89 ‘everyday’ products. The UK Global Tariff will be temporarily suspended between April 27 and July 27, saving businesses £17m, according to the government. The link below will take you to the gov.uk page with links to the items, which include pasta, fruit juice, plastics and gardening supplies (apparently, in a cringeworthy phrase, “making life easier for chippies all over the country’).