Written questions

Import Duties: Tax Allowances

2026-07-06 · Treasury · 16816 · Official question

James McMurdock

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate

Answer

At Tax Update Day 2026, the Government announced that it would accelerate the removal of the customs duty relief for low value imports and introduce a new set of customs arrangements by October 2028 at the latest. The Government has assessed the impacts o...