The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

Amendment of the Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

2.—(1) The Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (general interpretation), in the definition of “Quota Table”, for “3.2” dated 20th September 2022” substitute “3.3” dated 5th December 2022”.

(3) In regulation 6 (quota volume)—

(a) in paragraph (2A)(a), for “immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations” substitute “on the commencement of the quota period in 2022”;

(b) after paragraph (2A), insert—

“(2B) In the case of goods subject to a quota identified by the quota numbers 05.1922, 05.2115 and 05.2116, the applicable quota volume is subject to an annual increase as follows—

(a) the quantity set out in column 5 of the Quota Table is the quota volume for the quota period commencing on 1st January 2023 and expiring on 31st December 2023;

(b) for each subsequent quota period, the quota volume is the quantity resulting from applying an increase of 33,000kg to the quota volume that had been in effect during the immediately preceding quota period.”.

(4) In regulation 12 (deductions from the quota volume), after paragraph (8) insert—

“(9) Where the entry for a linked quota in column 1 of the Quota Table is followed by a reference to a “coefficient”, the quantity of imported quota goods which is to be deducted from quota volume for the purposes of paragraph (8) is subject to the application of the coefficient specified for that entry.”.

(1)

S.I. 2020/1432; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/1657, 2021/693, 1192 and 2022/174, 980.