The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

PART 1 General

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and come into force on IP completion day.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) Regulations” means the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(1);

“the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations” means the Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(2).

(2) Words and expressions not defined in the Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) Regulations or in the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations have the meaning given in the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(3).

PART 2 Amendments to the Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) Regulations

Amendments to definitions in regulation 2 of the Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) Regulations

3.  In regulation 2(1) of the Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) Regulations, for the definition of “Agreement” substitute the following—

““Agreement” means an arrangement—

(a)

that is listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1; and

(b)

the effect of which is to apply import duty rates to goods, or any description of goods, originating from the country or territory that are lower than the applicable standard rate of import duty for those goods.”(4).

4.  In regulation 2(1) of the Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) Regulations, in the definition of “Preferential Quota Table”, for “column 3” substitute “column 2”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 of the Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) Regulations

5.  Schedule 1 has effect for the purposes of substituting Schedule 1 to the Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) Regulations.

PART 3 Amendments to the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations

Amendment of regulation 2 of the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations

6.  In regulation 2(1) of the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations, in the definition of “Quota Table”, for the words from “entitled” to the end substitute “entitled “Tariff Quotas, version 2.0” dated 29th December 2020”.

Amendment of regulation 44 of the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations

7.  In regulation 44 of the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (10), for “For” substitute “Subject to paragraph (10A), for”;

(b) after paragraph (10), insert—

“(10A) Where proof of trade is submitted in accordance with paragraph (9) in respect of an application for an import licence of a description specified in that paragraph, any EORI number assigned before IP completion day by HMRC or any customs authority of a member State in accordance with the Regulations referred to in paragraph (10), as those Regulations had effect in the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day, is to be treated as a valid EORI number.”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations

8.  In Schedule 1 to the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations—

(a) for paragraph 3(b)(i) of Part A substitute—

“(i) the Australian Government Department of Agriculture;”;

(b) in Part B—

(i) in paragraph 4, for “AUS-MEAT Australia” substitute “the Australian Government Department of Agriculture”;

(ii) in paragraph 15, omit “, 05.4124”.

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations

9.  Schedule 2 has effect for the purposes of substituting Schedule 2 to the Customs (Tariff Quotas) Regulations.

James Morris

Rebecca Harris

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

30th December 2020

Greg Hands

Minister of State for Trade Policy

Department for International Trade

30th December 2020