Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of zero per cent import tariffs on gasoline on the UK gasoline industry in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the UK will implement a temporary tariff: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-temporary-rates-of-customs-duty-on-imports-after-eu-exit.

We expect that the EU’s most favoured nation (MFN) tariff regime will apply to UK exports in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, and there is no indication that the EU will modify its tariff regime as a result of our exit.

This decision seeks to ensure that UK importers and consumers do not face potential disruption or price rises that a fully reciprocal tariff policy would create.