
UK introduces new steel safeguard measures from July 2025. The UK government has announced strengthened steel import safeguards, reducing quota liberalisation and implementing caps to protect domestic producers from redirected foreign imports in response to US tariffs.

The new UK-EU reset slashes border friction and carbon costs — rewriting logistics maths for manufacturers, hauliers and retailers on both sides.

President Trump’s easing of car import tariffs offers some relief to manufacturers — but deepens long-term uncertainty for global trade.