UK exports to US slump as new tariffs cut £800 million in goods flow

Whisky tariffs are gone, but cars and pharma still fall

British exports to the United States plunged by about £800 million after US tariffs took effect, according to official data. Car and pharmaceutical shipments were hit hardest. Yet President Donald Trump removed tariffs on Scottish whisky, giving a rare pocket of relief. Still, the US remains the UK’s biggest goods export destination.