Food: Import Duties
Commons · Question 6394 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the temporary suspension of tariffs on imported food products on (a) food prices, (b) household grocery bills, (c) domestic food producers and (d) British farm
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 11 Jun 2026
The two packages of agri-food tariff suspensions will reduce import costs for the included items and bear down on consumer costs. The benefit to consumers is estimated to be around a combined £330m to £770m annually for the initial package which has been ...