Written questions

Bananas: Import Duties

2026-07-07 · Treasury · HL1795 · Official question

Baroness Coffey

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on banana producers and rural livelihoods in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon of suspending the Most Favoured Nation tariff on fresh bananas, following their consultat

Answer

We have received evidence on the impact of liberalising bananas on producers in developing countries as part of the Call for Input on Cost-of-Living Tariff Suspensions which closed on 24th June.HM Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade, workin...