United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5910
Iron and Steel: Import Duties
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2 June 2026
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8 June 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what impact assessment he has published of his decision to impose a 50% tariff on out-of-quota steel imports on July 1st 2026.
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2 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what impact assessment he has published of his decision to impose a 50% tariff on out-of-quota steel imports on July 1st 2026.
Source: Commons
8 June 2026
Answer
The new steel measure has been designed to strike a careful balance between supporting domestic steelmaking and maintaining secure, reliable supply, given the importance of the sector to critical national infrastructure and defence. This has been informed...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-02/5910
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1911275
- uk · wq-1911275 · source updated 8 June 2026