The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Inward Monitoring Arrangement certificate

31.—(1) Where this regulation applies, the applicant must submit with the licence application—

(a) the original Inward Monitoring Arrangement certificate (the “IMA 1”) which has been issued by the recognised authority for the exporting country, identifying the origin of the goods and certifying that the particulars of the goods set out in the certificate are accurate; and

(b) a copy of that IMA 1.

(2) The recognised authority for the exporting country is the authority listed in the footnote to the entry in column (7) of the Licensing Table corresponding with the row for the quota concerned.

(3) The IMA 1 must be valid on the date on which the licence application is submitted.

(4) An IMA 1 is deemed to be valid for the purposes of paragraph (3)—

(a) from the date of its issue until the final day of the month which is the eighth month following its issue; or

(b) if that period ending with the final day of the eighth month extends beyond 31st December in the year in which the IMA 1 was issued, until 31st December of that year.

(5) An IMA 1 which has been submitted with a licence application cannot be used in connection with any other application for an import licence.

(6) The original IMA 1 must be retained by the Secretary of State.

(7) If an import licence is issued, the quantity of quota goods to be imported under the licence is to be noted on the copy of the IMA 1 along with the licence issue number and the copy of the IMA 1 is to be returned to the applicant.