Chamber backs calls to shelve proposed charges on low value imports
Government proposals for import costs to be applied on low value and individual items would disproportionately impact SMEs and should be rethought, East Midlands Chamber has said, in response to findings from British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) research. Charges, for proposed implementation in 2029, would result from removal of the UK’s tariff exemption on low value imports. The EU has said it may follow the US which removed its ‘de minimis’ exemption on import costs in 2025. The exemption allows […]