Ethanol: USA
(asked on 16th April 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government why they reduced British tariffs on a quota of 1.4 billion litres of American ethanol imports.
This question was answered on 27th April 2026
The 1.4 billion litre duty‑free tariff‑rate quota (TRQ) for US ethanol imports was introduced as part of the negotiation of the General Terms for the UK–US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD).
Discussions on the EPD are ongoing, covering tariff and non-tariff barriers, including digital and services trade.
Impact assessments are completed at the conclusion of a trade agreement.