Question follow-through · 57335

Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54343 on Tobacco: Smuggling, how many and what proportion of those referrals resulted in the revocation of the business's economic operator registration.

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Treasury
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
10 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54343 on Tobacco: Smuggling, how many and what proportion of those referrals resulted in the revocation of the business's economic operator registration.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The majority of referrals received so far have been in respect of businesses who do not hold an economic operator registration because they do not sell, or intend to sell, any legitimate tobacco products. Under The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Secur...

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