Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has considered making Government-held customs, tariff and rules of origin information available through an API for integration into ecommerce platforms used by small exporters.

Customs, tariff and rules of origin information for over 140 export markets is available to businesses through the Check duties and customs procedures for exporting goods - GOV.UK digital service. This is provided through a commercial licence from a third-party supplier who provides and maintains the database. Sub-licencing via a publicly available API for integration is not permitted within the conditions of the department's license. A suitable service offering is provided to the market by the supplier.