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Clothing: Import Duties

Commons · Question 69202 · Tabled 18 Jul 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 28 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the UK classifies mastectomy bras under Chapter 6212 of the Harmonised System Nomenclature; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the classification

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 28 Jul 2025

The UK’s tariff schedule, known as the UK Global Tariff (UKGT), adheres to global classification standards. The UK classification of mastectomy bras follows the harmonised commodity description system, which was developed by the World Customs Organisation...