Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 122102

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of tariff revenue from steel imports.

Answer

Chris McDonald
From 1 July 2026, steel import quotas will be reduced by 60% compared with the steel safeguard, with a 50% tariff on imports exceeding these levels.The purpose of the trade measure is not to raise tariff revenue, and therefore we have not made any estimat...

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