From Jack Daniel’s and Harley-Davidson motorcycles to Teslas and John Deere tractors, Britain imported goods worth £62 billion from America last year. The UK is now considering targeting £18.5 billion of US imports if it chooses to retaliate against President Trump’s tariffs. The government has published a potential list of more than 8,000 products imported from the United States that could be taxed in a future response to Trump’s 10 per cent blanket tariff on British imports. Containers stacked high on a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles, California, awaiting export FREDERIC J BROWN/AFP/GETTY IMAGESAnalysis by The Times shows that collectively, the US imports on the hit list were worth £18.46 billion last year. The list of goods is only indicative, with British companies being asked to give their views on the goods and how any UK tariffs would affect them.
