One email at the start of each month: what changed for UK businesses importing from China, and the date you need to act by. It is written from official sources (HMRC, GOV.UK, the UK Trade Tariff) and it takes two minutes to read.
Monthly email
What changed for UK buyers from China, and when to act
One email at the start of each month. Every figure has an official source.
Next month's HMRC customs exchange rates: USD, EUR, CNY
Duty, anti-dumping and UK rule changes, with the date they apply
Chinese New Year order deadlines, before they pass
What each issue covers
01
Customs exchange rates
HMRC's rates for next month in USD, EUR and CNY, the ones your customs value is converted with, sent as soon as HMRC publishes them.
02
Duty and rule changes
New duty rates, anti-dumping measures and UK product rules (packaging EPR, plastic packaging tax, labelling, UKCA), with the source and the date they apply from.
03
Chinese New Year deadlines
From October to January, the last safe order dates by sea and air before factories close, and what to settle before then.
04
UK–China import data
Each quarter, what the UK imported from China by category, from HMRC's trade statistics: which categories grew and which fell.
What an issue looks like
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October 2026
UK import changes for October 2026
HMRC customs rates for October 2026: £1 = US$ 1.3456 · €1.1665 · ¥9.0274
Chinese New Year: the last safe order dates by sea and air, and what to settle before then
What changed this month in duty and UK product rules, each with its GOV.UK source
New and updated import guides
An illustration of the format. Real issues use that month's figures.
Questions
How often will you email me?
Once a month, at the start of the month. If you use the Chinese New Year planner and ask for reminders, you also get two short reminders before your own order date.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no charge for the email, and subscribing does not commit you to anything.
Where do the figures come from?
HMRC (exchange rates and trade statistics), GOV.UK and legislation.gov.uk (rules and dates) and the UK Trade Tariff (duty rates). Each item links to its source.
Can I get it in Chinese?
Yes. Subscribe on the Chinese version of this page and every email comes in Simplified Chinese.
How do I unsubscribe?
Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom, and most mail apps show an unsubscribe button too. One click and you are off the list.
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