Northern Ireland fears becoming ‘collateral damage’ in Trump’s trade war

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Politicians and business leaders have warned that Northern Ireland has risked the “security damage” in the trade war of President Donald Trump despite being hit with lower tariffs than the UK EU.

The possibility of a TransitLantic trade If the EU imposes counter-tariff on US products, the war has re-ruled the war in the UK because of the possibility of being caught in the crossfire in Northern Ireland.

On Wednesday, Trump hit 10 percent tariffs on goods from the United Kingdom and 20 percent tariff in the EU, which is a decision that has left the northern Irish exporters facilitates the competitors of the Ireland Republic of Ireland.

But if EU returns to Washington With its own duties in US products, the Brexit between Northern Ireland and the EU may face a higher EU rate in any US import from Britain under the subsequent trade agreement. This will happen even if the UK does not take revenge.

“Northern Ireland remains in contact with the Possible EU revenge and local businesses must not be damaged,” Gavin Robinson, the largest UK, wrote on the Social Media Site, the Democratic Unionist Party, Social Media Site.

“The [UK] The government must take urgent steps to protect the interests of Northern Ireland and to ensure that our space is completely safe in the UK market, “he said.

In February last year, DUP dismissed Northern Ireland political institutions for two years in Brexit trade rules before the executive and rally restored.

Speaking at the House of Commons on Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Sir Care Starma called the matter “very serious” and said “Northern Ireland’s interests are at the top of our decision”.

Brexit has left Northern Ireland inside the EU’s single market for products. Windsor Framework-break trades agreed in 2021 with the consent of Britain, if Britain’s products were in northern Ireland, entered the region under the so-called “Green Lane” without checking any tariff.

Any product that is at risk of crossing the borders in the EU must go with a “red lane” with tariff control.

If the EU Counter-Tarifs apply as a Trade defense The designed process for placing the playing field, the Windsor Framework will automatically use the Red lane for products entering the United States and 20 percent subject to EU tariff rates, experts say.

“We have to see how significant things are to see,” said Nicola Malon, the head of the Logistic UK. But he hoped that “a growing number of products that would not qualify for the green lane”.

Roger Pollen, head of the Federation of Northern Ireland, called for the European Commission to retaliate against the US services rather than products, because services are not covered by the Windsor Framework.

“We wrote to the EU to request them – if they continue to respond to tariffs – to use [that] Process So that Northern Ireland is not unaware of the three-faced tariff dispute in the middle of the negotiation. “

If Northern Irish importers were responsible for EU counter-tariffs, “If they could prove it in the United Kingdom,” if they could prove “if they could” want to re-claim these responsibilities, Consultancy BDO’s Customs and International Commerce Service Partner Carroll Lench said.

“But it is hard to get the refund at the best. It is going to be really complicated.”