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Minerals: Russia

Commons · Question 61557 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the UK has imported rare earth minerals from Russia since 2022.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 30 Jun 2025

HRMC’s Overseas trade statistics (country of dispatch basis) show that the UK did not import any Rare Earth Elements (REE) products* dispatched directly from Russia, between 2022 and April 2025.*HS codes 280530, 284610, 284690, 360690