June 18, 2021 โ Just days after policymakers announced a five-year suspension of tariffs between the United States and European Union โ winding down a decades-long trade conflict โ officials announced a similar deal is being struck between the U.S. and United Kingdom.
The agreement is in regards to an ongoing civil aircraft dispute involving U.S.-based Boeing and E.U.-based Airbus. According to a release from the U.S. Trade Representative, the framework for a deal between the U.S. and U.K. is similar to that reached earlier this week with the E.U.