Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 119733

UK Trade with EU: Import Duties

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of its red lines for negotiations with the EU on protecting critical industries from the imposition of tariffs.

Answer

Chris Bryant
The UK and EU are close partners with shared interests. We have agreed tariff free trade with the EU under the TCA, and we expect the EU to honour these obligations. The new steel tariff measures announced by the EU therefore present significant concern. ...

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