The Customs (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

Amendment of the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 U.K.

7.—(1) The table in Schedule 1 to the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(1) (which relates to agreements to which those Regulations apply) is amended as follows(2).

(2) 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, signed on 5th February 2021—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Albania Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Albania Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(3) 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, signed on 15th May 2019 and applied between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ecuador—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Andean Countries Preferential Tariff, version 1.3, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Andean Countries Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(4) In the row relating to the Interim Agreement establishing an Economic Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the one part, and the Republic of Cameroon, on the other part, signed on 9th March 2021—

(a) in the first column—

(i) for “on the one part,” substitute “of the one part,”;

(ii) for “on the other part,” substitute “of the other part,”;

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Cameroon Origin Reference Document, version 1.3, dated 28th December 2021.”

(5) In the row relating to the Trade Continuity Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Canada, signed by Canada on 9th December 2020—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Canada Preferential Tariff, version 1.3, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Canada Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(6) In the row relating to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The CARIFORUM Origin Reference Document, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(7) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Central America, signed on 18th July 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Central America Preferential Tariff, version 2.3, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Central America Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(8) 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, signed on 30th January 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Chile Preferential Tariff, version 2.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Chile Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(9) In the row relating to the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and Côte d’Ivoire, of the other part, signed on 15th October 2020, for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Côte d’Ivoire Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”.

(10) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an Economic Partnership between the Eastern and Southern African States, on the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other part, signed by the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Zimbabwe on 31st January 2019, for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Eastern and Southern African States Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(11) 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, signed on 5th December 2020—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Egypt Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Egypt Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(12) In the row relating to the Agreement on Trade and Co-operation between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community on the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the other part, signed on 30th December 2020, for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The European Union Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(13) 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, signed on 31st January 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Faroe Islands Preferential Tariff, version 2.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Faroe Islands Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(14) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Georgia, signed on 21st October 2019, for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Georgia Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(15) In the row relating to the Interim Trade Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Ghana, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, signed on 2nd March 2021—

(a) for the entry in the first column substitute—

“Interim Trade Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Ghana, of the other part, signed on 2nd March 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Ghana Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(16) In the row relating to the Agreement on Trade in Goods between Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed on 8th December 2020—

(a) for the entry in the first column substitute—

“Agreement on Trade in Goods between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, signed on 8th December 2020.”

(b) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Iceland Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(c) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Iceland Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(17) In the row relating to the Trade and Partnership Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the State of Israel, signed on 18th February 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Israel Preferential Tariff, version 2.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Israel Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(18) In the row relating to the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Japan for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership, signed on 23rd October 2020—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Japan Preferential Tariff, version 2.3, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Japan Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(19) In the row relating to the Agreement Establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, signed on 5th November 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Jordan Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Jordan Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(20) In the row relating to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Kenya, of the other part, signed on 8th December 2020—

(a) in the first column, after the first instance of “Republic of Kenya,” insert “a Member of the East African Community,”;

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Kenya Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(21) In the row relating to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, signed on 22nd August 2019—

(a) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Korea Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(22) 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, signed on 3rd December 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Kosovo Preferential Tariff, version 2.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Kosovo Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(23) 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, signed on 19th September 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Lebanon Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Lebanon Origin Reference Document, version 2.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(24) 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 (“the Liechtenstein Agreement”), signed on 11th February 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute “The Switzerland Preferential Tariff, version 2.2, dated 28th December 2021 (applied by the Liechtenstein Agreement by extension(3)).”; and

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute “The Switzerland Origin Reference Document, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021 (applied by the Liechtenstein Agreement by extension(4))”.

(25) In the row relating to the Trade Continuity Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Mexican States, signed on 15th December 2020—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Mexico Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Mexico Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(26) In the row relating to the Strategic Partnership, Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Moldova signed on 29th December 2020, for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Moldova Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(27) 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, signed on 26th October 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Morocco Preferential Tariff, version 2.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Morocco Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(28) 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 North Macedonia signed on 3rd December 2020—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The North Macedonia Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The North Macedonia Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(29) 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 signed on 8th July 2021—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Norway Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Norway Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(30) In the row relating to the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part, signed by the Republic of Fiji and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea on 14th March 2019, for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Pacific States Origin Reference Document, version 2.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(31) In the row relating to the Interim Political, Trade and Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, signed on 18th February 2019, for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Palestinian Authority Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(32) 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 Serbia, signed on 16th April 2021—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Serbia Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Serbia Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(33) In the row relating to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Singapore signed on 10th December 2020—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Singapore Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Singapore Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(34) In the row relating to The Economic Partnership Agreement between the South African Customs Member States and Mozambique, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the other part, signed by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Mozambique and the Republic of Namibia on 9th October 2019 and by the Republic of South Africa on 16th October 2019—

(a) in the first column, for “South African Customs” substitute “Southern African Customs Union”;

(b) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The South African Customs Union and Mozambique Preferential Tariff, version 1.3, dated 28th December 2021.”

(c) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(35) In the row relating to the Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation, signed on 11th February 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Switzerland Preferential Tariff, version 2.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Switzerland Origin Reference Document, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(36) 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, signed on 4th October 2019—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute “The Tunisia Preferential Tariff, version 2.2, dated 28th December 2021.”; and

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute “The Tunisia Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”—

(37) In the row relating to The Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Turkey, signed on 29th December 2020—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Turkey Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Turkey Origin Reference Document, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(38) 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, signed on 8th October 2020—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Ukraine Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Ukraine Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

(39) 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, signed on 29th December 2020—

(a) for the entry in the second column substitute—

“The Viet Nam Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 28th December 2021.”

(b) for the entry in the third column substitute—

“The Viet Nam Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 28th December 2021.”

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 7 in force at 1.1.2022, see reg. 1

(1)

S.I. 2020/1457, as amended by S.I. 2020/1657, S.I. 2021/241, 2021/382, 2021/527, 2021/693, 2021/871 and 2021/1192

(2)

The arrangements and associated reference documents referred to regulation 7 are available electronically at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-uk-transition-legislation-from-1-january-2021 . Hard copies are held and available to view free of charge at the Department for International Trade, Old Admiralty Building, London SW1A 2DY. A person unable to access these reference documents electronically can arrange access to a hard copy, while government advice on social distancing and travel applies, by telephoning the Department for International Trade on 020 3987 7277.

(3)

The Liechtenstein Agreement applies the Preferential Tariff in respect of the Switzerland Trade Agreement.

(4)

The Liechtenstein Agreement applies the Origin Reference Document in respect of the Switzerland Trade Agreement.