Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many containers HMRC seized under the suspicion of the value of the goods declared being too low in each of the last five years; and of those containers that were seized (a) for how many how did HMRC deem additional charges were due and what was the (i) highest, (ii) lowest and (iii) average additional charge that was due; and (b) how many cases there were for which HMRC did not deem that any additional charges were due.

Disclosing information of this nature may help fraudsters avoid HMRC’s compliance checks. For this reason it would not be appropriate for the Government to release the information requested.