UK updates tariff documents and Bhutan’s preference listing

UK regulations update tariff documents for importers and set a later change to Bhutan’s preference listing.

What happened

The UK made the Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 6) Regulations 2026 on 7 September 2026. Most provisions took effect on 1 October 2026, including the move to Tariff of the United Kingdom version 1.34 and updates to related documents. The source says the revised steel quota table removes two commodity codes. Separate provisions take effect on 14 December 2026. They move Bhutan from the least-developed-country list to other eligible developing countries and add it to the Developing Countries Trading Scheme enhanced preferences list. We did not compare the tariff document versions or establish the resulting duty rates for particular goods.

Key facts

• The issuing authority is the United Kingdom, through SI 2026/984 on legislation.gov.uk.
• The regulations were made on 7 September 2026.
• Most provisions, including Tariff version 1.34, took effect on 1 October 2026.
• The Bhutan listing provisions take effect on 14 December 2026.

What it means for traders

• Check your commodity code and description against Tariff version 1.34.
• If relevant, review the revised steel quota table.
• For Bhutanese goods, check the applicable preference treatment before 14 December 2026.

What we don't know

• The specific tariff-code changes were not established by a version comparison by us.
• The resulting duty rates for Bhutanese goods are not stated in the source.

Source

UK legislation.gov.uk. Announced: 7 September 2026.

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