Question follow-through · 4082

Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had conversations with professional publications about the impact of the EU’s removal of the De Minimis exemption from customs duties for low-value goods.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had conversations with professional publications about the impact of the EU’s removal of the De Minimis exemption from customs duties for low-value goods.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has been following the development of the EU’s customs reforms and the removal of the €150 customs duty relief for imports into the EU (including books and magazines from the UK). The Government is aware of concerns from professional public...

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