The Trade Preference Scheme (Developing Countries Trading Scheme) Regulations 2023
PART 1Preliminary
1Citation, commencement, extent and application
2Interpretation
3Meaning of arms and ammunition
4Revocation of the Trade Preference Scheme (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and related instruments
PART 2Establishment of the DCTS
5General
6DCTS qualification rules
7Conditions for the application of a DCTS rate
PART 3DCTS Frameworks
8Comprehensive preferences
9Enhanced preferences
10Standard preferences
11Applying a DCTS framework to goods
PART 4Specification and determination of DCTS rate
12General
13Import duty rule – CP
14Import duty rules – EP
15Import duty rules – SP
PART 5Customs cooperation and proof of origin conditions
16Customs conditions for DCTS
PART 6Suspension of a country from the DCTS or suspension or variation of DCTS rates
17Further conditions for DCTS
18Goods graduation – SP
19Trade preference safeguard measure
20Additional import duty
PART 7Warning and assessment procedure
21Warning and assessment procedure
22Warning
23Assessment
24Outcome and publication of assessment
PART 8Notices
25General provision about notices
26Suspension and variation notices
PART 9Eligible Developing Countries
27Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Act
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
PART 1EP Countries
PART 2SP Countries
SCHEDULE 2List of Conventions
1Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of...
2International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial...
3International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966).
4International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966).
5Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against...
6Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment...
7Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989).
8Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006).
9Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, No 29 (1930).
10Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention 1930, No...
11Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, No 105 (1957)....
12Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, No 138...
13Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination...
14Convention concerning Equal Remuneration of Men and Women Workers for...
15Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, No...
16Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right...
17Convention concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right...
18United Nations Convention against Corruption (2003).
19United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992).
20Paris Agreement (2015).
21Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna...
22Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987)....
23Convention on Biological Diversity (1992).
24Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity...
25Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous...
26Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001).
27Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain...
28Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United...
SCHEDULE 3Goods Graduation
1In this Schedule— “BI imports” means goods that— are imported...
2Goods graduation notice
3Goods graduation ground
4Where the Secretary of State publishes a goods graduation notice...
5Where the Secretary of State publishes the first goods graduation...
SCHEDULE 4Trade Preference Safeguard Measures
1Application of a trade preference safeguard measure
2In determining whether increased quantities of DCTS imports are causing,...
3For the purposes of this Schedule— “directly competing goods” means...
4Trade preference safeguard notice
5Before determining whether or not to publish a trade preference...
6Paragraph 5 does not apply to an urgent trade preference...
7The Secretary of State may publish an urgent trade preference...
8The Secretary of State may publish a further trade preference...

2023 No. 561

Customs

The Trade Preference Scheme (Developing Countries Trading Scheme) Regulations 2023

Made

Laid before the House of Commons

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(1) to (3), and 32(7) and (8)(a) and (b) of, and paragraphs 2(1)(b) of Schedule 3 and 1(3)(c) of Schedule 7 to, the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 20181 (“the Act”).

Further to section 28 of the Act, the Secretary of State in exercising the function of making these Regulations has had regard to international arrangements to which His Majesty’s government in the United Kingdom is a party that are relevant to the exercise of that function.