Written Question·Treasury·UIN 16813

Import Duties: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

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

Dan Tomlinson
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. As set out at Autumn Budget 2025, the Gov...
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