Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 61557
Minerals: Russia
Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the UK has imported rare earth minerals from Russia since 2022.
Answer
Sarah JonesHRMC’s Overseas trade statistics (country of dispatch basis) show that the UK did not import any Rare Earth Elements (REE) products* dispatched directly from Russia, between 2022 and April 2025.*HS codes 280530, 284610, 284690, 360690