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Imports

Asked by Ann DaviesPlaid CymruDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 23604

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to tackle the impact of grey imports on UK businesses.

Answered by Feryal Clark

There are regulations that enable intellectual property rights owners to limit the sale of goods in some territories and these regulations may be used by rights owners to manage the parallel import of goods covered by their intellectual property rights.

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