Overview

• Jonathan Reynolds meets USTR Jamieson Greer in Paris to set a timeline for implementing last month’s agreement on steel and car tariff exemptions.
• President Trump announced tariffs on imported steel will jump to 50% starting Wednesday, prompting warnings from UK Steel that the increase would be a ‘body blow’ to British producers.
• A US court ruled many of Trump’s steel levies unlawful before an appeals court reinstated them, deepening uncertainty over when exemptions will take effect.
• Reynolds will also discuss the draft UK-India free trade agreement with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as its legal text is finalised and awaits ratification.
• Britain and the EU have agreed to eliminate red tape on food trade and scrap planned border checks on EU fruit and vegetables ahead of finalising broader trade talks.