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Imports: China

Commons · Question 50249 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 13 May 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the proportion of imports from China that were worth less than £135 in each year since 2015.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 13 May 2025

Goods valued at £135 or less imported into the UK are not subject to customs duty and are predominantly imported through a simplified customs declaration. As part of this simplified declaration multiple goods can be bulk declared without providing the tot...