Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for UK trade policy of the report by Global Echo Litigation Center Importing Occupation, published in June 2026.

We have noted the report about the mislabelling of agricultural imports from illegal Israeli settlements. The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal under international law, and we strongly advise UK businesses and citizens against conducting any economic and financial activities in settlements.

Goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from preferential tariff treatment under the UK’s trade agreements with the Palestinian Authority and Government of Israel. UK operators are advised on gov.uk that, to claim preferential tariffs, all movement certificates and invoice declarations made out in Israel must include the origin where production has taken place. Where there are doubts about the declared origin of goods, HMRC undertakes checks to verify it.

The UK Government has introduced guidelines outlining how products originating from the territories occupied by Israel since 1967 should be specifically labelled as such as not to mislead the consumer.

We are actively considering further measures on trade in goods and services with the illegal settlements.