Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the 8 per cent tariff placed on processed coffee following the UK's exit from the EU.

The UK Global Tariff (UKGT) sets out the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs. It applies when exceptions, such as preferential treatment under a Free Trade Agreement or the Generalise Scheme of Preferences, do not apply.

The UKGT has been in place since 1 January 2021. In designing the UKGT, the Government balanced the interests of consumers and producers, as well as the UK’s strategic trade ambitions. We continue to monitor its impacts and welcome feedback.

Businesses can provide feedback on specific UK Global Tariff rates or evidence on the tariff in general, using the UKGT feedback form, which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tariffs-on-goods-imported-into-the-uk.