Imports
Commons · Question 21945 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the annual value of goods entering the UK under current de minimis arrangements in each of the last five years; and what evidence was used in determining that October 2028 wa
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 8 Sep 2026
Goods valued at £135 or less imported into the UK are predominantly imported through a simplified customs declaration. Before 2023, it was not mandatory to provide the total value of goods as part of the simplified customs declaration. However, since coll...