Question follow-through · 69202

Clothing: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the UK classifies mastectomy bras under Chapter 6212 of the Harmonised System Nomenclature; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the classification

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
18 Jul 2025
Target answer date
22 Jul 2025
Answer
28 Jul 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the UK classifies mastectomy bras under Chapter 6212 of the Harmonised System Nomenclature; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the classification

  2. 22 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The UK’s tariff schedule, known as the UK Global Tariff (UKGT), adheres to global classification standards. The UK classification of mastectomy bras follows the harmonised commodity description system, which was developed by the World Customs Organisation...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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