Question follow-through · 45255

Origin Marking: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of goods labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967 borders which actually originate from Israeli settlements.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
28 Apr 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of goods labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967 borders which actually originate from Israeli settlements.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    HMRC are responsible for the conduct of origin verification checks on imported goods. Where there are doubts about the declared origin of goods, HMRC will undertake checks to verify the origin of those goods to ensure fiscal compliance. Data on imports fr...

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