Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Impose a 40% import duty on all Japanese goods
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27 signatures
What the petition asks
Impose a 40% import duty on Japanese imports to show that the UK does not tolerate the killing of pilot whales and dolphins in Japan. This could significantly increase UK revenue by billions of pounds.
We believe the UK should do something about the slaughter of cetaceans in Japan every year, and the capture of cetaceans as part of the aquarium trade. Whales and dolphins hold valuable importance to our ocean ecosystem, and we feel they are being put at risk due to the hunts.
Timeline
| 13 Mar 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
27
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
13 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.