Trump’s first trading pact: USA and British agree

The United States and Great Britain have loud US President Donald Trump agreed on a trading pact. Trump announced the deal on his online platform Truth Social. Trump wrote a « full and extensive » agreement that will consolidate the relationship between the United States and the UK, Trump.

Details on the agreement remained unclear. From British government circles it was heard that it was not a conventional free trade agreement. The deal concerns rather specific areas and represents a framework for further negotiations. For the United States, it is the first agreement with an important trading partner since Trump’s far -reaching imposition of punitive tariffs in early April.

Both Trump and the British Prime Minister Keir Strander wanted to comment on the agreement in the course of Thursday. At Truth, Trump wrote: « The golden age of America is imminent! »

The trading volume between the United States and Great Britain was the equivalent of around 370 billion euros last year. In about 70 percent of British exports to the United States, however, these were services that are not affected by tariffs and only around 30 percent.

Auto industry in particular depends on exports to the USA

In media reports, it had previously been speculated that Great Britain could at least achieve a relief of the tariffs imposed by Trump. The British auto industry in particular depends on exports to the United States. In return, there was speculation about concessions in the area of ​​agricultural goods and a reduction in tax for digital services. In the BBC, an expert warned that it could only be measures that apply to a rather short period of time and only cover a few economic areas.

The British currently apply to most export goods in the amount of ten percent, but 25 percent are collected on steel and aluminum as well as cars and auto parts. Great Britain had recently concluded an extensive and long -term free trade agreement with India, Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke of a new era of trade after the announcement.

Trump wrote that due to the long -term common history of both countries, it was a « great honor » to be able to announce the United Kingdom as the first partner. « Many more agreements » would follow.

The US President was in February by British King Charles III. have been invited to a state visit to Great Britain. When asked whether it paid off that Great Britain had not threatened against tariffs for the US tariffs, a British government spokesman said: « We have always said that we were pursuing a calm and pragmatic approach. »

Chloral chicken and hormone -treated beef?

It is questionable whether the agreement with the United States will stand in the way of a possible approach with the EU. US food standards should not be recognized. The newspaper « Financial Times » reported that chlorine chicken and hormone -treated beef will not exist in British supermarkets. The spokesman also emphasized that the British food standards would not be reduced.

Strander and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President António Costa want to toast a deepening of common relationships at a summit of the EU and the United Kingdom on May 19. There was always speculation about a dynamic agreement in the area of ​​animal health and food standards.

The British central bank boss Andrew Bailey praised that it was « excellent that Britain has a leading role with the agreement ». This will help reduce uncertainty.

« At Trump, you always have to assume that he operates a ‘parts and rulers’ policy, » said Laura of Daniels, research group leader America at the Science and Politics Foundation, the German Press Agency. « The EU countries are now left behind. The EU should look at this calmly. For the continent, the cooperation with the British in security issues (…) is of crucial importance. »