The UK will continue to implement its own tariff quota policy in 2025 to benefit Chinese processing companies

In 2025, the UK will continue to implement preferential policies for imported seafood, allowing seafood of Russian origin processed in China and third countries to be sold to the market at 0% tariff. A spokesperson for the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) confirmed to UCN that after evaluation, the UK government decided to continue to maintain the existing autonomous tariff quota (ATQ) policy in 2025 and implement zero tariffs on some seafood imports. Since Brexit in 2021, the UK has begun to implement its own ATQ plan, benefiting 5 types of seafood imports, including 40,140 tons of cod raw materials and 31,120 tons of haddock. Zero tariffs will be imposed on the reprocessing of raw materials, as well as tariff reductions on the import of cold-water shrimp and farmed South American white shrimp. A DEFRA spokesperson said: "The government will communicate with industry stakeholders and make a statement at the appropriate time, taking into account the ...