Question follow-through · 21430
Import Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department will consider the potential merits of bringing forward a deadline before October 2028 regarding the closure of the de minimis loophole.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department will consider the potential merits of bringing forward a deadline before October 2028 regarding the closure of the de minimis loophole.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
Goods valued at £135 or less imported into the UK are predominantly imported through a simplified customs declaration. Before 2023, it was not mandatory to provide the total value of goods as part of the simplified customs declaration. However, since coll...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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