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Fruit Juices: Import Duties

Asked by Mr James FrithLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 45805

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to extend the suspension of customs tariffs on fruit juices after June 2026.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

203 suspensions are due to expire on 30 June 2026, including 27 measures that are in place on fruit juices and concentrates. The Government will consider a possible extension ahead of the measures’ expiry date. Further information about the review will be made available on GOV.UK in due course.

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