UK tax agency threatened with legal action over Israeli settlement trade, says report

UK tax agency threatened with legal action over Israeli settlement trade, says report Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 09/05/2026 - 14:57 US-based Global Echo Litigation Center says HMRC has failed to stop illegal settlement goods from entering the country Palestinian women look on as Israeli bulldozers demolish an apartment building near the Israeli settlement of Hagai, south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, 18 February 2026 (AFP) Off A US -based non-profit legal group has threatened litigation against Britain's HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), alleging it has allowed goods from Israeli settlements to enter the UK tariff-free, Sky News reported . According to a letter sent in July by law firm Leigh Day, representing the Global Echo Litigation Center, agricultural products from Israeli settlements, including those in the occupied West Bank, have been entering the UK in breach of trade rules. Some goods labelled as Israeli were produced in occupied Palestine , contravening UK guidelines requiring such products to be clearly labelled as originating from settlements to avoid misleading consumers.