At the successful Crowborough Business Expo held recently, there were over 35 businesses present, many of whom spoke to and have been in touch with their local MP Nusrat Ghani to share concerns about the recent announcement by President Trump's administration to impose a new tariff regime on UK-made products.
Nusrat Ghani said: “We are incredibly lucky to have so many fantastic businesses in Sussex Weald who export their unique products overseas and contribute a great deal to international markets and advanced manufacturing supply chain. I know from casework and in-person meetings and surgeries from across the constituency that this issue is hugely important and worrying to our local businesses, for many of whom the United States is a key market. I appreciate that the situation is fluid and that since the initial announcement, the imposition of these tariffs has been paused for 90 days from 9 April. However, I recognise that if resumed, the new tariff regime would have a devastating impact on some of our small local companies and lead to job losses and risk of closures. I continue to follow the matter closely and would like to encourage all local businesses who may be impacted by the tariffs to let me know via a platform on my website: www.nusghani.org.uk/tariffs.”
