UK Announces Fertiliser And Kerosene Tariff Suspensions

The UK government has announced temporary tariff suspensions for listed fertiliser products and kerosene. Its consultation response says the suspensions will be legislated to take effect on 26 November 2026. The announcement does not itself put the suspensions into operation.

Fertiliser products listed in the initial call for input are covered until 31 December 2027. Kerosene is covered until 31 December 2028. The government says it will review the fertiliser suspensions before they expire.

Scope And Exclusions

The suspensions reduce the applicable standard tariff rate to zero for the specified goods and period. They do not remove other charges, including VAT or trade-remedy duties such as anti-dumping duty.

Imports originating in Russia or Belarus are excluded. Product coverage is limited to the fertiliser products identified in the published list.

Consultation And Earlier Package

The response's background section records that the call for input ran from 27 May to 24 June 2026. It covered a specified group of agri-food products, fertilisers and kerosene. This consultation is closed.

The new package follows an earlier group of cost-of-living tariff suspensions on agri-food products that took effect on 21 June 2026. That earlier commencement date does not apply to the newly announced fertiliser and kerosene measures. The response separately identifies 26 November as their intended start date.