Buses: Import Duties
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of harmonising import duties on foreign manufactured diesel and zero-emission buses.
Answered by Chris Bryant
In setting tariffs, the Government considers different factors such as the interests of UK consumers, producers, productivity, competitiveness, and external trade, as well as other Government objectives. Tariffs for zero-emission buses are set at 10%. This is the maximum applied tariff permitted for zero-emission buses under our goods schedule at the WTO.
As with all policy, the Government welcomes feedback and monitors these requests closely. Feedback can be submitted on specific tariff lines via the UKGT feedback form available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tariffs-on-goods-imported-into-the-uk
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