Imports: Tax Evasion
Commons · Question 2292 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many freight forwarders and customs agents have received demands from HMRC for unpaid import VAT or customs duty in respect of declarations submitted on behalf of importers who were subsequently found to be (a)
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 27 May 2026
HMRC systems do not record, in a readily extractable format, the number of freight forwarders or customs agents issued demands for unpaid import VAT or duty linked to importers who are not UK established, use fraudulent or virtual VAT registrations, or ar...