Iron and Steel: Import Duties
Commons · Question 5910 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what impact assessment he has published of his decision to impose a 50% tariff on out-of-quota steel imports on July 1st 2026.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 8 Jun 2026
The new steel measure has been designed to strike a careful balance between supporting domestic steelmaking and maintaining secure, reliable supply, given the importance of the sector to critical national infrastructure and defence. This has been informed...