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Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS): Goods graduation notice

This notice lists goods where preferential tariffs on imports from standard preference tier countries will be suspended from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 30 September 2025

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Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS): goods graduation from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028

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The UK government is suspending the preferential tariff rates on certain imports from countries in the Standard Preferences tier of the DCTS, currently India and Indonesia, where those goods are deemed competitive without trade preferences. This type of suspension is known as ‘goods graduation’.

This notice explains which goods will be graduated under the DCTS.

Published 30 September 2025