The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

Amendment to the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

6.—(1) The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(5)(c)(i), for “column 1” substitute “column 3”.

(3) In the table in Schedule 1 (agreements to which those Regulations apply)(2)—

(a) In the row relating to the Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Albania, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Albania Preferential Tariff, version 1.4, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(b) In the row relating to the Trade Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part and the Republic of Colombia, the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of Peru, of the other part, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Andean Countries Preferential Tariff, version 1.6, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(c) In the row relating to the Trade Continuity Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Canada, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Canada Preferential Tariff, version 1.5, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(d) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Central America, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Central America Preferential Tariff, version 2.4, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(e) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Chile, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Chile Preferential Tariff, version 2.4, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(f) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Arab Republic of Egypt, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Egypt Preferential Tariff, version 1.3, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(g) In the row relating to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Faroe Islands Preferential Tariff, version 2.3, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(h) In the row relating to the Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Iceland-Norway Preferential Tariff, version 2.1, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(i) In the row relating to the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Japan for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Japan Preferential Tariff, version 2.6, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(j) In the row relating to the Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Kosovo, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Kosovo Preferential Tariff, version 2.4, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(k) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Lebanon, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Lebanon Preferential Tariff, version 1.3, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(l) In the row relating to the Additional Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein certain provisions of the Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Switzerland and Liechtenstein Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(m) In the row relating to the Trade Continuity Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Mexican States, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Mexico Preferential Tariff, version 1.3, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(n) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Morocco, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Morocco Preferential Tariff, version 2.3, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(o) In the row relating to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and New Zealand, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The New Zealand Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(p) In the row relating to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Singapore, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Singapore Preferential Tariff, version 1.5, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(q) In the row relating to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the Southern African Customs Union Member States and Mozambique, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the other part, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique Preferential Tariff, version 1.5, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(r) In the row relating to the Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Switzerland and Liechtenstein Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(s) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Tunisia, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Tunisia Preferential Tariff, version 2.3, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(t) In the row relating to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Turkey, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Turkey Preferential Tariff, version 1.3, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(u) In the row relating to the Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Ukraine Preferential Tariff, version 1.4, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(v) In the row relating to the Free Trade Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Viet Nam Preferential Tariff, version 1.5, dated 12th April 2023.”.

(1)

S.I. 2020/1457. Schedule 1 to S.I. 2020/1457 was substituted by regulation 5 of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 2020/1657, and amended by S.I. 2021/241, 382, 527, 693, 871, 1192 and 1489, 2022/174, 525, 613 and 899, 2023/194 and 195.

(2)

The reference documents referred to in regulation 6(3) of this instrument are available electronically from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-documents-for-the-customs-tariff-preferential-trade-arrangements-eu-exit-regulations-2020. Hard copies are held and available to view free of charge at the Department for Business and Trade, Old Admiralty Building, London SW1A 2DY.