Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 49625

Imports: Standards

Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Tom Rutland

LabourEast Worthing and Shoreham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure international companies exporting into the UK are held to the same (a) quality and (b) safety regulations as domestic (i) manufacturers and (ii) sellers.

Answer

Justin Madders
Product safety regulations set requirements for the safety of consumer products placed on the UK market. Importers must ensure their products comply and distributors must not supply products that they know, or should know, are dangerous.The Office for Pro...

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