Trump Is Committed To 10% Baseline Tariff, White House Says, Despite Uk Trade Deal Announcement

President Donald Trump is "determined to proceed pinch a "10% baseline tariff" against each countries contempt his announcement this week of a waste and acquisition woody pinch nan United Kingdom, nan White House said Friday. 

"The president is committed to nan 10% baseline tariff, not conscionable for nan United Kingdom, but for his waste and acquisition negotiations pinch each different countries arsenic well," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. 

"Permanently? Even aft nan deals are done. Like, that is going to remain?" Leavitt was asked by Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich. 

"The president is wished to proceed pinch that 10% baseline tariff," Leavitt responded. 

TRUMP UNVEILS NEW UK TRADE DEAL, CALLS IT ‘INCREDIBLE DAY FOR AMERICA’ 

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt listens during a briefing pinch reporters successful nan James Brady Press Briefing Room astatine nan White House, connected Friday, May 9, successful Washington, D.C.  (AP/Alex Brandon)

Trump announced a caller waste and acquisition woody Thursday pinch nan U.K., calling it "an unthinkable time for America."  

Trump told reporters astatine nan White House that "today’s statement pinch nan U.K. is nan first successful a bid of agreements connected waste and acquisition that my management has been negotiating complete nan past 4 weeks."  

"With this deal, nan U.K. joins nan United States successful affirming that reciprocity and fairness is an basal and captious rule of world trade.  

"They’ll besides beryllium fast-tracking American equipment done their customs process truthful our exports spell to a very, very speedy shape of approval," nan president added, noting that "The last specifications are being written up successful nan coming weeks." 

TRUMP CONFIRMS TRADE DEAL WITH UK: ‘FULL AND COMPREHENSIVE’ 

Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets pinch President Donald Trump astatine nan White House connected Feb. 27. (Carl Court - Pool/Getty Images)

As of April 5, nan U.S. has imposed a 10% reciprocal tariff connected imports from nan U.K. 

The Trump administration’s 25% world tariff connected cars took effect connected April 3, impacting each imported vehicles, moreover from accepted U.S. allies, including nan U.K. A 25% tariff connected U.S. imports of steel, aluminum and derivative products took effect connected March 12.  

Prior to April 2025, astir U.K. equipment exported to nan U.S. were taxable to standard, comparatively debased tariffs, mostly ranging from 0 to 2.5%, pinch higher rates only for circumstantial products for illustration steel, aluminum, and immoderate vehicles. The U.K., meanwhile, imposed tariffs connected U.S. imports based connected nan World Trade Organization’s "Most Favored Nation" aliases MFN rules. 

President Donald Trump, on pinch Vice President JD Vance and Peter Mandelson, British Ambassador to nan United States, 3rd from left, perceive arsenic Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaks connected nan speakerphone successful nan Oval Office astatine nan White House connected Thursday, May 8, pursuing Trump's U.K. waste and acquisition woody announcement. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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The U.K.’s mean MFN applied tariff complaint was 3.8% successful 2023, according to nan astir caller information available. The UK has immoderate precocious tariffs that impact U.S. exports, specified arsenic rates of up to 25% for immoderate food and seafood products, 10% for trucks, 10% for rider vehicles, and up to 6.5% for definite mineral aliases chemic fertilizers. 

Fox News’ Danielle Wallace and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.