Iron and Steel: Import Duties
Commons · Question 13480 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what enforcement mechanisms will be used to detect and prevent the (a) misclassification and (b) rerouting of steel imports to avoid steel tariffs.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 1 Jul 2026
Steel imports are subject to the same risk-based, intelligence-led compliance checks the UK applies across all imports. HMRC and Border Force take appropriate enforcement action where cases of non-compliance or deliberate fraud are detected. Businesses an...