The Budget 2026 document of 28 October 2026 says only that the £135 customs duty relief ends 'from October 2028', giving a month but no exact day.
History. No count: the moment a start day was named is not recorded in the six decisions. Signal points are counted from 50.
Hunch. HMRC wrote on 13 July that the Treasury will set the start day later by regulations, by October 2028 at the latest.
Resolves YES if the Budget 2026 documents or an HMRC statement on 28 October 2026 name the day, month and year from which duty applies to goods under £135, and NO if they give only a month or 'by October 2028 at the latest'. BBC News and The Guardian reports are the backup.
We looked for cases where a country, pushed by its own shops and by the example of its allies, decided on a customs duty for cheap parcels from abroad. We found six such decisions since 2024, two of them in the UK. All six ended with a duty or a plan for one. Three times the date moved earlier, each time outside a Budget.