The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made: 23rd March 2021

Laid before the House of Commons: 24th March 2021

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

These Regulations are made by the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1), 11(1), (3) and (4), 17(6) and (7), 19(1) and (4), 31(6) and (7) and 32(7), (8) and (13) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (“the Act”) and by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by 11(3), (4) and (6) and 32(7) and (8) of the Act.

Further to section 28 of the Act, the Treasury, in exercising the function of making the following Regulations, has had regard to international arrangements to which Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom is a party that are relevant to the exercise of that function.

Further to sections 9(3) and 17(8) of the Act, the Secretary of State recommends that these Regulations be made.

In accordance with section 11(7) of the Act, in considering what provision to include in regulations made under section 11(1) and (3) of the Act, the Treasury has had regard to recommendations made to them by the Secretary of State.

Citation and commencement

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

• (2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 14th April 2021.

• (3) In regulation 3, the amendments made by—

• (a) paragraph (2), come into force on 3rd May 2021;

• (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (c) paragraph (8) come into force on 1st May 2021.

Amendment of regulation 4 of the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

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In regulation 4(5) of the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (preferential quota), for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

(c) the goods— (i) are of a description which is classified under a commodity code in column 1 of the Preferential Quota Table; and (ii) meet any conditions relating to the nature or identity of the goods that are specified in column 12 of the Preferential Quota Table; and

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

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• (1) The table in Schedule 1 to the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (which relates to agreements to which those Regulations apply) is amended as follows.

• (2) In a new row to be inserted immediately above the entry in respect of the Trade Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Columbia, the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of Peru, of the other part, signed on 15thMay 2019 (“the Andean Agreement”)—

• (a) in the first column, above the entry in respect of the Andean Agreement, insert—

Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Albania, signed on 5th February 2021.

• (b) in the second column, above the entry in respect of The Andean Countries Preferential Tariff, version 1.0, dated 29th December 2020, insert—

The Albania Preferential Tariff, version 1.0, dated 22nd March 2021.

• (c) in the third column, above the entry in respect of The Andean Countries Origin Reference Document, version 1.0, dated 29th December 2020, insert—

The Albania Origin Reference Document, version 1.0, dated 22nd March 2021.

• (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (4) In the row containing the entry in respect of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other part—

• (a) for the text in the first column relating to that Agreement substitute—

Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States , of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, signed on 22nd March 2019 by Barbados, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, the Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; on 1st April 2019 by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; on 4th April 2019 by the Dominican Republic; and on 6th June 2019 by Antigua and Barbuda; and on 27th November 2019 by the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; and on 4th March 2021 by the Republic of Suriname; and applied between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, the Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Suriname, of the other part.

• (b) in the second column, for “The CARIFORUM Preferential Tariff, version 1.0, dated 29th December 2020” substitute —

The CARIFORUM Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 22nd March 2021.

• (c) in the third column, for “The CARIFORUM Origin Reference Document, version 1.0, dated 29th December 2020” substitute—

The CARIFORUM Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 22nd March 2021.

• (5) Omit the entire row containing the entry relating to the Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Saint Christopher and Nevis concerning the arrangements for applying the effects of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States of the one part, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the other part, signed by Saint Christopher and Nevis on 11th December 2020.

• (6) In the row containing the entry in respect of the Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Central America signed on 18th July 2018, in the second column, for “The Central America Preferential Tariff, version 1.0, dated 29th December 2020” substitute—

The Central America Preferential Tariff, version 2.1, dated 22nd March 2021.

• (7) In the row containing the entry in respect of the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Japan for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership, signed on 23rd October 2020, in the second column, for “The Japan Preferential Tariff, version 2.0, dated 29th December 2020” substitute—

The Japan Preferential Tariff, version 2.1, dated 22nd March 2021.

• (8) In a new row to be inserted immediately above the entry in respect of the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Kenya, of the other part, signed on 8th December 2020 (“the Kenya Agreement”)—

• (a) in the first column, above the entry in respect of the Kenya Agreement, insert—

Agreement Establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, signed on 5th November 2019.

• (b) in the second column, above the entry in respect of The Kenya Preferential Tariff, version 1.0, dated 29th December 2020, insert—

The Jordan Preferential Tariff, version 1.0, dated 22nd March 2021.

• (c) in the third column, above the entry in respect of The Kenya Origin Reference Document, version 1.0, dated 29th December 2020, insert—

The Jordan Origin Reference Document, version 1.0, dated 22nd March 2021.

• (9) In the row containing the entry in respect of the Trade Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Turkey, of the other part, signed by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Turkey on 29th December 2020—

• (a) for the text in the first column substitute—

The Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Turkey, signed on 29th December 2020.

• (b) for the text in the second column substitute—

The Turkey Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 22nd March 2021.

• (c) for the text in the third column substitute—

The Turkey Origin Reference Document, version 1.1, dated 22nd March 2021.

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

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

• (2) In regulation 29 (proof of trade), in paragraph (1)(a), for the words from the beginning to “licence application” substitute “ of goods for which the description as specified in the Goods Classification Table is the same as the goods which are subject to the quota in respect of which the licence application is made ”.

• (3) In Schedule 2 , for the table headed “Part B: preferential quotas”, substitute the table in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE — Substitution of Part B table in Schedule 2 to the Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Signed

James Morris — Rebecca Harris — Two of the Lord's Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury — 2021-03-23

Greg Hands — Minister of State for Trade Policy — 2021-03-22

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2018 c.22. Any power of HMRC Commissioners to make regulations under Part 1 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (“the Act”) is exercisable concurrently by the Treasury by virtue of section 32(13) of that Act. Part 1 of the Act is amended by the Taxation (Post-transition Period) Act 2020 (c.26), sections 1 and 2 and Schedule 1. Section 9 of the Act is modified by regulation 6 of the Taxation Cross-border Trade (Special Procedures Supplementary and General Provision etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (S.I. 2020/1439) and by regulation 21 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1457).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2020/1457; as amended by S.I. 2020/1657 and S.I. 2021/241.

[^f00003]: Schedule 1 to S.I. 2020/1457 was substituted by regulation 5 of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 2020/1657.

[^f00004]: The CARIFORUM States listed in the Economic Partnership Agreement are Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Suriname and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The Economic Partnership Agreement will supersede the Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago concerning the arrangements for applying the effects of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, signed by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 9th December 2020.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2020/1432; as amended by S.I. 2020/1657.

[^f00006]: Schedule 2 to S.I. 2020/1432 was substituted by regulation 9 of, and Schedule 2 to, S.I. 2020/1657.

Editorial notes

[^c24474581]: 2018 c.22. Any power of HMRC Commissioners to make regulations under Part 1 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (“the Act”) is exercisable concurrently by the Treasury by virtue of section 32(13) of that Act. Part 1 of the Act is amended by the Taxation (Post-transition Period) Act 2020 (c.26), sections 1 and 2 and Schedule 1. Section 9 of the Act is modified by regulation 6 of the Taxation Cross-border Trade (Special Procedures Supplementary and General Provision etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (S.I. 2020/1439) and by regulation 21 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1457).

[^c24474591]: S.I. 2020/1457; as amended by S.I. 2020/1657 and S.I. 2021/241.

[^c24474601]: Schedule 1 to S.I. 2020/1457 was substituted by regulation 5 of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 2020/1657.

[^c24474611]: The CARIFORUM States listed in the Economic Partnership Agreement are Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Suriname and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The Economic Partnership Agreement will supersede the Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago concerning the arrangements for applying the effects of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, signed by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 9th December 2020.

[^c24474621]: S.I. 2020/1432; as amended by S.I. 2020/1657.

[^c24474631]: Schedule 2 to S.I. 2020/1432 was substituted by regulation 9 of, and Schedule 2 to, S.I. 2020/1657.

[^key-1a178f3c62e1bd55ddfaf21029b455e6]: Reg. 1 in force at 14.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fff6297f2e5bf1faea6209550f31ada4]: Reg. 2 in force at 14.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b1026692ac111c02990179b281beaf79]: Reg. 3(1)(4)-(7)(9) in force at 14.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ef5fff756fbe6e987d26b2911d8d4d90]: Reg. 4 in force at 14.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2f4941f229bd28aa393955da391e9c7d]: Sch. in force at 14.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-1bc615eb8f3fe3dfb5360d574ee4ef64]: Reg. 1(3)(b) omitted (30.4.2021 immediately before the amendments by S.I. 2021/382, reg. 3(3) come into force) by virtue of The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/527), regs. 1(4), 5(2)

[^key-5bd1ec25d14f7fc4dbe2f04ee9e362d5]: Reg. 3(3) omitted (30.4.2021 immediately before the amendments by S.I. 2021/382, reg. 3(3) come into force) by virtue of The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/527), regs. 1(4), 5(3)

[^key-41e9e0aa281f182edc7f4fa85cd0ce54]: Reg. 3(8) in force at 1.5.2021, see reg. 1(3)(c)

[^key-674e84d5a7adbf9701d437634a0ccf4a]: Reg. 3(2) in force at 3.5.2021, see reg. 1(3)(a)