Written Question·Treasury·UIN 104307

Imports: Customs

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Andrew Griffith

ConservativeArundel and South Downs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of import consignments that require remedial action due to documentation or compliance errors.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
To address the dynamic nature of import risk, HMRC continually enhances its capabilities to identify errors and address non-compliance, ensuring that interventions are proportionate and targeted—rather than creating and relying on static estimates. HMRC’s...

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