Written questions

Customs: Books and Magazines

Commons · Question 4083 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the EU’s removal of the De Minimis exemption from customs duties for low-value goods on the volume of (a) print magazine (b) book exports to the EU.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 3 Jun 2026

The Government has been following the development of the EU’s customs reforms and the removal of the €150 customs duty relief for imports into the EU (including books and magazines from the UK). The Government is aware of concerns from professional public...