Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has restarted vehicle shipments to the US after pausing them in the face of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, The Times newspaper has reported.

The first shipments of JLR vehicles bound for the US for almost a month left Britain on 30th April.

A JLR spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the US was a key market for its luxury brands, with 25% tariffs on autos still in effect.

The statement added: “As we work to address the new US trading terms with our business partners, we are enacting our planned short-term actions, as we develop our mid- to long-term plans. We will give a further update at our full year results in May.”

JLR, owned by India’s Tata Motors (TAMO.NS), said in April that it would pause shipments of UK-made cars to the US for a month as it considered how to mitigate the cost of Trump’s 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks, which came into effect on 3rd April.

Trump said on 1st May that he would soften the blow of his auto tariffs through an executive order mixing credits with relief from other levies on parts and materials.

Adrian Hallmark, CEO of Aston Martin, said the firm would split the costs of US tariffs between the company and its customers, and sell down its US inventory while limiting shipments there.

Britain’s car industry employs 200,000 people directly, while the US is the second-biggest importer of British-made cars after the EU, with a near 20% share, according to data from industry body SMMT.