UK Announces New Tariff Suspensions for COVID-Fighting Goods
The United Kingdom suspended import tariffs on a range of goods used to fight COVID-19, including face masks, gloves, hand sanitizers, face shields and other protective equipment, the U.K. said Dec. 16. While the U.K. had already removed import tariffs…
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from certain protective equipment, it said it “is now going one step further and ensuring there are no additional costs on any items on the World Health Organisation’s latest list of critical goods.” The new suspensions will also extend to “private sector organisations,” the U.K. said, including “care homes” that were paying tariffs pf between 2% and 12% on the goods. The suspensions will take effect Jan. 1, 2021, and will remain in place for one year, the U.K. said.