UK Tariff Suspensions Guide

🔒 Guide: Identify eligible UK tariff suspensions, calculate potential savings and prepare a business

About the Asset

The UK government has confirmed a new package of temporary customs duty suspensions covering 101 agricultural and food product tariff lines, specified kerosene and fertiliser products. The new measures take effect on 26 November 2026, with different expiry dates applying to the product groups. A separate business application window for requesting additional duty suspensions opens on 11 November 2026.

This Guide explains how the UK duty suspension regime works, what the new measures mean for importers and how businesses can determine whether their products qualify. It examines commodity classification, product descriptions, country-of-origin restrictions, customs duty calculations and the distinction between customs duty and other import charges.

It provides a practical eligibility assessment, a tariff verification procedure, a duty savings calculation framework, an import data review and a business application preparation framework. These tools help customs, finance and procurement teams assess the commercial implications and establish the evidence needed to support their decisions.

Designed for businesses importing goods into the UK, the Guide also explains the limitations of tariff suspensions, including the continued application of VAT and trade remedy duties. It does not replace the official tariff schedule, individual classification decisions or the application instructions that the government will publish for the 2026–2027 application window.

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