Trade Legislation
Laws governing international trade, customs procedures, trade agreements, and commercial relations.
The Procurement (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026
These Regulations amend the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026 by postponing the date on which certain procurement publication requirements come into force.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office directs that the commencement of regulation 5 of the earlier 2026 Regulations—which concerns the transition from the Contracts Finder system to a central digital platform—is moved from 1 October 2026 to 1 May 2027.
This change applies to the administrative processes of the Cabinet Office and the digital reporting obligations of public authorities throughout England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
These regulations amend the procedures for pleasure craft arriving in the United Kingdom by explicitly authorizing electronic methods for notifying arrival and submitting reports.
The person responsible for a vessel must notify an officer of arrival as soon as practicable and maintain a signal flag until instructed otherwise. These rules apply to operators and owners of pleasure craft as defined by previous customs legislation and are administered by His Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
This statutory instrument amends several sets of customs regulations to establish a distinct regulatory framework for steel imports and modify import duty liabilities.
It introduces a Steel Quota Table to manage specific steel product volumes, imposes a 40% limit on quota allocations from any single country of origin, and clarifies that unused steel quotas in certain categories cannot be carried over between periods.
The regulations apply to HM Revenue and Customs, the Department for Business and Trade, and any persons or businesses involved in the importation and processing of steel and other quota-regulated goods within the United Kingdom.
The Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (England) Regulations 2026
These Regulations establish the statutory purity criteria for magnesium L-threonate monohydrate when used as a mineral source in food supplements.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care mandates that this substance must meet specific chemical identities, assay percentages for magnesium and L-threonate, and maximum limits for impurities like arsenic, lead, and oxalic acid.
These requirements apply to any person or business producing or marketing this substance for food supplement use within England.
This document corrects a footnoting error in the Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
It inserts a reference to Section 14(1) of the Defence Reform Act 2014 to provide the legal definition of 'single source regulations'.
The correction applies to all parties referencing the statutory authority of these procurement regulations.
This statutory instrument amends existing UK maritime regulations to align with international standards set by the Maritime Labour Convention.
It directs shipowners to include the identity of a ship's registered owner on security documents and mandates that recruitment agencies inform seafarers of their rights under financial protection systems before employment begins.
The regulations apply to shipowners, registered owners, and employment agencies or businesses involved in the recruitment and placement of seafarers on sea-going ships.
The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026
This instrument updates the regulatory framework for the trade of protected wild fauna and flora in Great Britain to align with international obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
It authorizes the use of electronic permit systems, establishes a process for waiving import permit requirements for certain species, and grants the Secretary of State powers to set trade restrictions and general derogations through secondary legislation.
These regulations apply to management and scientific authorities, customs officers, and any persons or businesses involved in the import, export, or commercial use of endangered species specimens.
These Statutory Instruments amend existing UK customs legislation concerning safety and security procedures, primarily by modifying the Customs Safety and Security (Penalty) Regulations 2019 and the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.
The key changes involve introducing the definition of a 'customs representative' for penalty purposes, clarifying liability for entry summary and pre-departure declarations, mandating arrival notifications for vessels and aircraft, and updating obsolete legislative references within the implementing rules.