Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 75103

Import Controls: Israeli Settlements

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 25 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Chris Law

Scottish National PartyDundee Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will confirm that the Open General Import License does not permit the importation of illegal Settlement Goods from the Occupied West Bank.

Answer

Chris Bryant
The Open General Import Licence does not prohibit the importation of goods from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Goods from illegal Israeli settlements are not eligible for preferential treatment under UK trade agreements. The Government’s overseas b...

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