Question follow-through · 902458
Small Businesses: Imports
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help support small and medium sized enterprises with the cost of import charges.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 23 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 30 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help support small and medium sized enterprises with the cost of import charges.
30 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jan 2025
Answer published
Small and medium sized businesses make a vital contribution to the UK economy. There are various arrangements in place that enable businesses to access reduced or zero import charges. With regards to customs duty, the UK has a number of free trade agreeme...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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