Written Question·Treasury·UIN 107891

Delivery Services: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed EU (a) taxes and (b) charges on small packages entering the EU on Northern Ireland, including parcels sent within the United Kingdom internal market.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
We are aware of changes to the EU’s rules of low value imports and the announcement in December of its intention to introduce customs duty on these goods from 1 July 2026. At Autumn Budget 2025, the Chancellor announced the removal of the UK's relief from...

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