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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018;
“the Tariff Quota Regulations” means the Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 F1;
[F2“Agreement” means an arrangement—
that is listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1; and
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.]
“adjusted quota period” has the meaning given in regulation 8(2);
“the appointed day” means the day appointed by the Treasury by regulations under section 52(2) of the Act for the coming into force of these Regulations;
“authorised use goods” has the meaning given in regulation 5(1);
“customs value” means the value of goods for Customs purposes established by the methodology set out in Part 12 of the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 F3;
“import licence” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Tariff Quotas Regulations;
“originating goods” has the meaning given in regulation 6;
“origin quota” has the meaning given in regulation 7(1) and “origin quota goods” is to be construed accordingly;
“the Parties” means the parties to an Agreement;
“preferential duty rate” means the duty rate applicable under regulation 3(2) where—
the terms of an Agreement provide for a rate of import duty to be applied to any goods that is lower than the applicable standard rate of import duty for those goods; or
in the case of any goods, the rate of import duty to be applied under the terms of an Agreement may be higher than the applicable standard rate of import duty for those goods;
“Preferential Duty Tariff Table”, in relation to an Agreement, means the table at Annex 1 to the Preferential Tariff or, where Annex 1 to the Preferential Tariff contains more than one table, the table relating to the relevant party to that Agreement F4;
“preferential quota goods” means goods that are classified under a commodity code listed in the Preferential Quota Table;
“Preferential Quota Table”, in relation to an Agreement, means the table at Annex 2 to the document described in [F5column 2] of the table in Schedule 1 or, where Annex 2 to that document contains more than one table, the table relating to the party to the Agreement relevant to the originating goods F6;
“Preferential Tariff” is the document described in column 2 of the table in Schedule 1;
“proof of origin”, in relation to any goods, means a document or declaration which meets the requirements or conditions set out in the relevant origin reference document to an Agreement for the purpose of proving that those goods qualify as originating goods;
“quota close date” has the meaning given in regulation 8(1);
“quota duty rate” has the meaning given in regulation 4(1);
“quota number” means a unique reference number by reference to which each quota is identified as specified in column 1 of the Preferential Quota Table;
“quota open date” has the meaning given in regulation 8(1);
“quota period” has the meaning given in regulation 8(1);
“quota volume” has the meaning given in regulation 9;
“re-imported goods” has the meaning given in regulation 20(1);
“relevant origin reference document”, in relation to a particular Agreement, means the origin reference document described in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1, which sets out (with modifications) the rules of origin applicable between the government of the United Kingdom and the government of any other country or territory which is a party to that Agreement F7 and includes any annexes or appendices to that document;
“working day” means any day except—
a Saturday or Sunday; or
a bank holiday within the meaning of section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 F8, including those bank holidays occurring only in part of the United Kingdom.
(2) Other words and expressions have the meaning given in the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 F9.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1657), regs. 1, 3
F3S.I. 2018/1248. There are amending instruments but none is relevant.
F4The Preferential Duty Tariff Table is, together with the Preferential Quota table, published separately for each Agreement described in column 1 of that table and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-uk-transition-legislation-from-1-january-2021. Hard copies are held and available for viewing at the Department for International Trade, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2AW.
F5Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1657), regs. 1, 4
F6The Preferential Quota table is, together with Preferential Duty Tariff Table, published separately for each Agreement described in column 1 of that table and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-uk-transition-legislation-from-1-january-2021. Hard copies are held and available for viewing at the Department for International Trade, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2AW.
F7The relevant origin reference document is published separately for each Agreement described in column 1 of that table and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-vat-and-excise-uk-transition-legislation-from-1-january-2021. Hard copies are held and available for viewing at the Department for International Trade, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2AW.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(1)
I2Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch.
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