The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

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

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

(2) 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 1.7, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(3) 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 1.6, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(4) 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 2.5, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(5) 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 2.5, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(6) In the row relating to the Agreement establishing an Economic Partnership between the Eastern and Southern Africa States, on the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other part—

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

“Agreement establishing an Economic Partnership between the Eastern and Southern Africa 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, signed by the Republic of Madagascar on 4th November 2021 and signed by the Union of Comoros on 11th April 2022, and applied between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Zimbabwe, of the other part.”;

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

“The Eastern and Southern Africa States Preferential Tariff, version 2.1, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(7) 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 1.4, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(8) 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 2.4, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(9) 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 2.7, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(10) 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—

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

“Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Korea, signed on 22nd August 2019.”;

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

“The Republic of Korea Origin Reference Document, version 1.2, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(11) 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 1.4, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(12) 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, for the entry in the second column, substitute—

“The Serbia Preferential Tariff, version 1.3, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(13) In the row relating to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Turkey—

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

“The Turkey Preferential Tariff, version 1.4, dated 7th November 2023.”;

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

“The Turkey Origin Reference Document, version 1.3, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(14) 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 1.5, dated 7th November 2023.”.

(1)

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 and 2022/174, 525, 613 and 899 and 2023/194, 195, 433 and 774.

(2)

The reference documents referred to in regulation 7 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.