The Customs (Crown Dependencies Customs Union) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 385

Exiting The European Union

Customs

The Customs (Crown Dependencies Customs Union) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Made

27th February 2019

Laid before the House of Commons

28th February 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31(6) and (7) and 52(2) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018(1).

In accordance with section 52(2) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs consider it appropriate in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, for these Regulations to come into force on such day as the Treasury may appoint by regulations under section 52 of that Act.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Customs (Crown Dependencies Customs Union) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on such day as the Treasury may appoint.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018;

“established” in a particular place means—

(a)

in the case of an individual, where the individual is resident in that place; or

(b)

in any other case, where the person has—

(i)

a registered office in that place, or

(ii)

a permanent place in that place from which the person carries out activities for which the person is constituted to perform;

“Guernsey” means the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

“Jersey” means the Bailiwick of Jersey.

Isle of Man: modifications of UK customs provisions

2.  The Act (as modified by regulation 3) and the provisions referred to in regulations 4 to 6 (as modified by those regulations) shall apply in respect of the following Customs matters—

(a) the entitlement of persons established in the Isle of Man in relation to Customs procedures,

(b) the treatment of goods that are imported into the United Kingdom and then moved to the Isle of Man, and

(c) any other purposes related to customs union arrangements having effect between the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.

3.—(1) The Act is modified as follows.

(2) For the purposes of section 33 (meaning of domestic goods), the definition of “domestic goods” shall be read as including goods which are specified as being domestic goods or are regarded as such under equivalent customs legislation in force in the Isle of Man.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph 17(1) of Schedule 1 (customs declarations) where goods under the control of any HMRC officer are located in the Isle of Man—

(a) the goods shall be treated as remaining subject to the control of an HMRC officer pursuant to that paragraph, and

(b) any control for the purposes of that paragraph which is exercised by the Isle of Man Treasury on behalf of HMRC shall be treated as if it were exercised by HMRC.

(4) Schedule 2 (special Customs procedures) is modified as follows.

(5) In paragraph 9 (meaning of goods declared for “an inward processing procedure” in the standard form)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), the reference to “processed there” shall be read as a reference to processed in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man,

(b) in sub-paragraph (5)—

(i) the reference to “applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man, and

(ii) the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man, and

(c) in sub-paragraph (6)(a), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.

(6) In paragraph 11(a) (meaning of goods declared for “an inward processing procedure” in the supplementary form), the reference to “free circulation in the United Kingdom” shall be read as including a reference to any equivalent free circulation procedures in force in the Isle of Man.

(7) In paragraph 15(b) (meaning of goods declared for “a temporary admission procedure”)—

(a) the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, and

(b) the reference to “applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man.

(8) In paragraph 18(2) (discharge of special customs procedures: rules applicable to all procedures)—

(a) in paragraph (a), the reference to “another Customs procedure” shall be read as including, where relevant, a reference to a declaration for an Isle of Man Customs procedure, and

(b) in paragraph (b), the reference to “HMRC accept the declaration” shall be read as including, where relevant, acceptance of the declaration for an Isle of Man Customs procedure by the Isle of Man Treasury.

(9) In paragraph 19(3) (discharge of special Customs procedures: rules applicable to particular procedures)—

(a) the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, and

(b) the reference to “applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man.

4.—(1) The Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018(2) are modified as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), the definition of “qualifying traveller” shall be read as follows—

““qualifying traveller” means an individual who—

(a)

is not resident in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and is arriving in the United Kingdom for a temporary stay; or

(b)

is resident in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and is returning after a temporary stay outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man;”.

(3) For the purposes of those Regulations, references to “the United Kingdom” in “the temporary admission document”(3), shall be read as including references to the Isle of Man.

(4) In regulation 9 (eligibility for authorisation or approval), in paragraph (1)(a), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(5) In regulation 21(2)(a) (authorisation to declare goods for an inward processing procedure), the reference to “processed there” shall be read as a reference to processed in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(6) In regulation 26 (temporary export of goods released to an inward processing procedure)—

(a) the reference to “applicable export provisions” in paragraph (1) shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man, and

(b) the references to “the United Kingdom” in paragraphs (2)(a), (4)(a) and (b) shall be read as references to the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.

(7) In regulation 33 (authorisation to declare goods for an authorised use procedure), in paragraph (3)(a), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(8) In regulation 36 (eligibility – temporary admission procedure)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), the reference to “established outside the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to established outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man, and

(b) in paragraph (1)(b), the reference to “established in the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to established in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(9) In regulation 37 (authorisation to declare goods for a temporary admission procedure) in paragraph (1)(b)—

(a) the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, and

(b) the reference to “the applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man.

(10) In regulation 39 (specified goods), the references to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as references to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(11) In regulation 42(5)(b) (transfer of rights and obligations), the reference to “established in the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to established in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(12) In regulation 43 (discharge of a special Customs procedure – supplementary provision), in paragraph (4)(b)—

(a) in paragraph (i), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and the reference to “the applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man, and

(b) in paragraph (iii), the reference to “another Customs procedure” shall be read as including, where relevant, a reference to a Customs procedure in force in the Isle of Man.

(13) In regulation 47 (treatment of goods), in paragraph (6), both references to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as references to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

5.—(1) The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018(4) are modified as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), the definition of “qualifying traveller” shall be read as follows—

““qualifying traveller” means an individual who—

(a)

is not resident in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and is arriving in the United Kingdom for a temporary stay; or

(b)

is resident in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and is returning after a temporary stay outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man;”.

(3) For the purposes of those Regulations, references in the Oral or By conduct list(5) to “the United Kingdom or “UK” shall be read as including references to the Isle of Man.

(4) In regulation 15 (eligibility of persons to make Customs declarations: UK establishment), the reference to “established in the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to established in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(5) In regulation 20 (temporary admission procedure: musical instruments, packaging, broadcast equipment and disaster relief material)—

(a) in paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(c) the references to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as references to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man,

(b) in paragraph (2)(a)(i) the reference to “applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man, and

(c) in paragraph (2)(a)(ii) and (b), the references to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as references to the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.

(6) In regulation 27(1) (temporary admission procedure: miscellaneous goods), references to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as references to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(7) In regulation 37A(6) (persons authorised to use the simplified Customs declaration process and EIDR procedure – transitional authorisations)—

(a) in paragraph (2)(a)(ii), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, and

(b) in paragraph (2)(b), the reference to a “Customs obligation” shall be read, where relevant, as including a reference to any obligation or requirement imposed by or under equivalent legislation which is in force in the Isle of Man.

(8) In regulation 41 (discharge of liability to import duty), in paragraph (1)(d)—

(a) the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, and

(b) the reference to “the applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man.

(9) In regulation 43 (payment of import duty), in paragraph (3A)(7), the reference to “established in the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to established in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(10) In regulation 62 (determinations to grant applications)—

(a) in paragraph (6)(b), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, and the reference to “the applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man, and

(b) in paragraph (7), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and the reference to “the applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man.

(11) In regulation 67 (defective and non-compliant chargeable goods: required conditions), in paragraph (2)(a)(ii), the reference to —

(a) “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, and

(b) “the applicable export provisions” shall be read, where relevant, as a reference to the applicable export provisions in force in the Isle of Man.

(12) In regulation 80 (residence or establishment in the United Kingdom), the references to “established in the United Kingdom” shall be read as references to established in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(13) In regulation 99 (specified amount: reduced amounts and waivers in relation to comprehensive guarantees), in paragraph (1A)(a)(8), the reference to “a Customs obligation” shall be read, where relevant, as including a reference to any obligation or requirement imposed by or under equivalent legislation which is in force in the Isle of Man.

(14) In regulation 150(1)(b) (goods located in the United Kingdom released to a special procedure), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(15) In regulation 155(2)(b) (cessation of effect of the EUCL), the reference to “goods from the United Kingdom” shall be read a reference to goods from the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(16) In regulation 156 (goods located outside the United Kingdom)—

(a) in paragraph (1), the reference to “non-Union goods imported into the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to non-Union goods imported into the United Kingdom or non-Union goods moved from the Isle of Man to the United Kingdom,

(b) in paragraph (1)(b), the reference to “goods are located outside the United Kingdom” shall, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (a)(i), be read as a reference to goods located outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man, and

(c) in paragraph (3), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(17) For the purposes of regulations 151 (transit procedure), 158 (Union goods: movement beginning before exit day), 160 (requirement to provide evidence of import of Union goods) and 161 (exceptions to the requirement to provide evidence of import of Union goods), movements of goods from the Isle of Man to the United Kingdom shall be treated as if they were imports of Union goods into the United Kingdom.

6.—(1) The Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(9) are modified as follows.

(2) In regulation 9 (interpretation), “qualifying departing traveller” shall be read as follows—

““qualifying traveller” means an individual who—

(a)

is resident in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and is departing for a temporary stay outside the United Kingdom and Isle of Man; or

(b)

is not resident in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and is departing after a temporary stay in the United Kingdom.”.

(3) In regulation 12 (eligibility of persons to make export declarations), in paragraph (2)(b), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(4) In regulation 56 (residence or establishment in the United Kingdom), the references to “established in the United Kingdom” shall be read as references to established in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

(5) In regulation 67(1) (Union goods declared to the export procedure; re-export declaration lodged in respect of Non-Union goods)—

(a) the references in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) to “HMRC” shall be read as references to HMRC or the Isle of Man Treasury, and

(b) the condition that “the goods have not been exported from the United Kingdom” shall be read as a condition that the goods—

(i) have not been exported from the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, and

(ii) are located in the United Kingdom after exit day.

(6) In regulation 69 (cessation of effect of EUCL), in paragraph (2)(a), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man.

Crown Dependencies: modification of UK Customs provisions

7.—(1) Any provisions made under section 24 (rulings as to application of customs tariff or place of origin) of the Act by HMRC Commissioners by public notice(10) shall apply to applications for rulings received from persons intending to import goods from outside any of the territories included in the United Kingdom-Crown Dependencies Customs union into Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man (as the case may be) in the same way as those provisions apply to such applications from persons intending to import goods into the United Kingdom.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) “the United Kingdom-Crown Dependencies Custom union” means, collectively, the customs union arrangements which were specified in the Exchange of Letters and the Arrangements referred to in the following Orders in Council—

(a) The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Isle of Man) (EU Exit) Order 2019(11);

(b) The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Guernsey) (EU Exit) Order 2019(12);

(c) The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Jersey) (EU Exit) Order 2019(13).

(3) Regulation 97 (single and comprehensive guarantees) of the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 shall apply to persons established in any of the territories included in the United Kingdom-Crown Dependencies Custom union with the following modifications—

(a) in paragraph (4)(a), the reference to “the United Kingdom” shall be read as a reference to the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Guernsey or Jersey, and

(b) in paragraph (4)(b), the reference to “Customs obligation” shall be read, where relevant, as including a reference to any obligation or requirement imposed by or under equivalent legislation which is in force in the Isle of Man, Guernsey or Jersey.

Ruth Stanier

Justin Holliday

Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

27th February 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for carrying out of customs union arrangements that have been entered into by the United Kingdom (“UK”) with the Isle of Man, the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey (“the Crown Dependencies”) in order to ensure that goods may be brought into the UK from the Crown Dependencies free from customs duty following the UK’s exit from the European Union. These arrangements will have effect for the purposes of import duty by virtue of the following Orders in Council:

The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Isle of Man) (EU Exit) Order 2019 (S.I 2019/257);

The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Guernsey) (EU Exit) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/254);

The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Jersey) (EU Exit) Order 2019 (S.I 2019/256).

Regulation 1 provides for citation, commencement and interpretation. Paragraph (2) of the regulation provides that the Regulations shall come into force on such day as the Treasury may appoint pursuant to regulations made under section 52(2) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c. 22) (“the Act”). Paragraph (3) contains a list of definitions.

Regulation 2 provides that certain provisions set out in regulations 3 to 6 will apply in relation to the entitlement of persons established in the Isle of Man to use Customs procedures contained in the Act, the treatment of goods that move from the UK to the Isle of Man having been imported into the UK and other general purposes relating to the UK/Isle of Man customs union arrangements.

Regulations 3 to 6 contain modifications to the following provisions:

• section 33 and Schedules 1 and 2 of the Act;

• the Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I 2018/1249);

• the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1248);

• the Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/108);

Regulation 7 applies section 24 of the Act and regulation 97 of the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to the Crown Dependencies (the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey) with modifications.

This instrument is one of a group of instruments covered by a single overarching HMRC impact assessment (third edition) which will be published and available on the website at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-regulations-leaving-the-eu-with-no-deal.

(1)

2018 c. 22.

(2)

S.I. 2018/1249. There is an amending instrument but it is not relevant.

(3)

“the temporary admission document” is defined in regulation 2 of S.I. 2018/1249 and is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-regulations-leaving-the-eu-with-no-deal. A hard copy is available for inspection, free of charge, at the offices of HMRC at 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ.

(4)

S.I. 2018/1248 as amended by S.I. 2019/326.

(5)

“Oral or by Conduct list” is defined in regulation 14 of the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 as the document entitled “List of Goods Applicable to Oral and By Conduct Declarations, version 1, dated 27 November 2018. The document is available electronically from https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-regulations-leaving-the-eu-with-no-deal. A hard copy is available for inspection free of charge at the offices of HMRC at 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ.

(6)

Regulation 37A was inserted by regulation 9(5) of S.I. 2019/326.

(7)

Paragraph (3A) was inserted into regulation 43 of S.I 2018/1248 by regulation 11(4) of S.I. 2019/326.

(8)

Paragraph (1A) was inserted into regulation 99 of S.I 2018/1248 by regulation 12(3)(b) of S.I. 2019/326.

(9)

S.I. 2019/108.

(10)

Public notices made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 will be made available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-regulations-leaving-the-eu-with-no-deal and hard copies will be made is available for inspection, free of charge, at the offices of HMRC at 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ.

(11)

S.I. 2019/257.

(12)

S.I. 2019/254.

(13)

S.I. 2019/256.