UK customs and trade news: August 2026
News in brief: UK CBAM - provisional list of qualifying carbon pricing schemes published; toys and games - classification guidance for hobby horses, creativity sets, toy projectors and scale model vehicles; UK-US trade negotiations page updated to reflect July 2026 Section 301 tariffs (UK at 10%, whisky and some medtech exempt); UK trade agreements in effect - 2025 figures added, plus UK-India CETA and Mexico's CPTPP coverage; anti-dumping duty on cold-rolled steel from China and Russia expired; anti-dumping duties on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus and China extended five years; registration of S-PVC imports from China, Mexico and South Korea begins pending anti-dumping investigation.
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