Question follow-through · 46026
Import Duties: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s Request for input on potential UK measures in response to US tariffs, published on 3 April 2025, whether (a) lethal and (b) non-lethal police firearms are classified
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s Request for input on potential UK measures in response to US tariffs, published on 3 April 2025, whether (a) lethal and (b) non-lethal police firearms are classified
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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24 Apr 2025
Answer published
We encourage responses to the request for input from all organisations that think their imports could be affected by any potential UK tariffs on a particular commodity code.Lethal and non-lethal firearms under CN 93039000 are not classified as military we...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Arts and Publishing: Trade Agreements
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Import Duties: USA
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Import Duties: USA
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Import Duties: USA
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Import Duties: USA
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Small Businesses: Government Assistance
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