PART 1 General provisions

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Customs (Tariff Quotas) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day appointed by the Treasury for the coming into force of these Regulations under section 52(2) of the Act.

(2) These Regulations extend to the United Kingdom.

(3) These Regulations apply to goods that are imported into the United Kingdom—

(a) in respect of which a liability to a charge to import duty is incurred under the Act; and

(b) that are identifiable by reference to a quota number that is listed in the Quota Table or by reference to a quota number which commences with the three digits “054” and is listed in the Preferential Quota Table.

General Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018;

“the Customs PTA Regulations” means the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020( 2);

“the Special Procedures Regulations” means the Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018( 3);

“country of origin” has the meaning given in regulation 5;

“customs value” means the value of goods for Customs purposes as determined in accordance with the methodology set out in Part 12 of the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018( 4);

“import licence” means a licence to import quota goods;

“preferential quota goods” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Customs PTA Regulations;

“Preferential Quota Table” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Customs PTA Regulations;

“processed” refers to any action that substantially alters the initial product, including heating, smoking, curing, maturing, drying, marinating, extraction, extrusion or a combination of those processes;

“quota duty rate” has the meaning given in—

“quota goods” means goods which are—

“quota number” has the meaning given in—

“Quota Table” means the table comprising three Parts which is so named in the document entitled “Tariff Quotas, version 1.0” dated 15th December 2020( 5);

“quota period” has the meaning given in—

“quota volume” has the meaning given in—

“working day” means any day except—

(2) Other words and expressions have the meaning given in the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020( 7).

PART 2 Goods subject to a quota

CHAPTER 1 Preliminary

Individual quotas

3.—(1) Where, by virtue of section 11 of the Act, goods imported into the United Kingdom are subject to a quota, that quota is identified by a unique reference number as set out in column 1 of the Quota Table (“quota number”).

(2) The quota number comprises a six-digit numerical code which uniquely identifies the quota.

(3) A quota, as identified by the quota number, may include one or more types of goods provided that the unit of measure which establishes the quota volume is the same for each type of goods to which the quota applies.

Commodity codes

4.  The commodity code applicable to goods subject to a quota is the code for the goods concerned which is specified in column 2 of the Quota Table.

Country of origin

5.—(1) The country of origin in relation to goods subject to a quota is the country of origin specified in column 3 of the Quota Table corresponding with the quota number in the corresponding row of that Table (“country of origin”).

(2) Where a country of origin is specified in relation to goods subject to a quota, the goods concerned are goods which originate from that country.

Quota volume

6.—(1) The quota volume in relation to goods subject to a quota is the total quantity, however expressed, of those goods which may be imported into the United Kingdom as quota goods during each quota period (“quota volume”).

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the quota volume in relation to goods subject to a quota is set out in column 5 of the Quota Table as a figure or formula including a unit of measure against the relevant commodity code for those goods and applies to the quota period in the corresponding row of that Table.

(3) The quota volume in relation to goods subject to a quota which applies for the period commencing on IP completion day and ending at the end of the applicable quota period is the figure or formula set out in column 8 of the Quota Table.

(4) Where a formula set out in column 8 of the Quota Table indicates an allocated quantity for the quota concerned, “allocated quantity” refers to the total quantity of goods allocated to be imported as quota goods under the quota concerned immediately before IP completion day; the Secretary of State must within 10 working days of the appointed day publish a notice specifying as a figure the quota volume which applies in respect of that quota as a result of applying that formula.

Quota period

7.—(1) Each period during which a quota applies (“quota period”) commences at the beginning of each date in column 6 of the Quota Table (the “quota open date”) and expires at the end of the corresponding date in column 7 of that Table (the “quota close date”).

(2) A quota period applies between the quota open date and the quota close date as though that period had already commenced on IP completion day and also applies to the period falling between those dates in each year following the year in which IP completion day falls.

Retaining commodity codes in the Quota Table

8.  Where a commodity code listed in the Quota Table has been deleted and is not replaced in the Goods Classification Table, then, for the purposes of applying the quota, the original code must be retained in the Quota Table and continues to apply to goods as originally classified under that code.

CHAPTER 2 First Come, First Served quotas: Parts A and B of the Quota Table

Quota goods

9.—(1) Goods qualify as “quota goods” for the purposes of this Chapter if—

(a) the commodity code applicable to the goods is listed in Part A or Part B of the Quota Table;

(b) where a country of origin is specified in Part A or Part B of the Quota Table in relation to the goods, the goods originate from the country so specified;

(c) the goods meet the conditions which they are required to meet as set out in Part A of Schedule 1;

(d) the quantity of the goods imported during the quota period does not exceed the quota volume for those goods;

(e) the quota period for the goods has not expired; and

(f) a request to benefit from the quota for the relevant goods was received by Customs together with the declaration of the goods for a customs procedure.

(2) Where one or more consignments of goods is or are of a quantity which is partly within the quota volume for those goods but which also partly exceeds that quota volume, only the quantity of those goods which is within the relevant quota volume qualifies as quota goods.

(3) In this Chapter—

(a) references to goods are to the goods specified in Part A or Part B of the Quota Table;

(b) “a customs procedure” means—

(i) for goods listed in Part A of the Quota Table, the free-circulation procedure( 8);

(ii) for goods listed in Part B of the Quota Table, an authorised use procedure( 9); and

(iii) references to a declaration of the goods for a Customs procedure are to be read as including a reference to any such declaration made to HMRC under equivalent provisions of direct EU legislation( 10) that have effect in Northern Ireland in respect of goods imported into the United Kingdom as a result of their entry into Northern Ireland.

Calculating the quota duty rate

10.  The “quota duty rate”, in relation to quota goods, is—

(a) where the rate of duty set out in column 4 of Part A or column 4 of Part B of the Quota Table is expressed only as a percentage, that percentage of the customs value of those goods; or

(b) where the quota duty rate is dependent on applying a formula set out in column 4 of that Table against the commodity code in the corresponding row of that Table, the result of applying that formula.

Applying the quota duty rate

11.—(1) Goods listed in Part A of the Quota Table that qualify as quota goods are subject to the quota duty rate.

(2) Goods listed in Part B of the Quota Table that qualify as quota goods are subject to the quota duty rate if those goods have also been declared for an authorised use procedure in accordance with the Special Procedures Regulations.

(3) Where goods imported into the United Kingdom are subject to a relief from liability to import duty under paragraph (2) on the basis of those goods meeting the conditions set out in these Regulations in relation to each relevant quota—

(a) that relief is limited to the quota duty rate for the quota goods; and

(b) the quantity of the quota goods that are to benefit from the relief is limited to the quota volume.

Deductions from the quota volume

12.—(1) Deductions from the quota volume must be made in the order in which Customs accept the request to benefit from the relevant quota, together with the associated declaration for a customs procedure.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the order of acceptance of the goods by Customs is determined by reference to the date of acceptance by Customs of the declaration for a customs procedure.

(3) Where the declaration for a customs procedure is accepted by Customs on 1st, 2nd or 3rd January of any year, the declaration is deemed to have been accepted on 3rd January of the same year or, if 3rd January is not a working day, on the next working day following 3rd January.

(4) Where acceptance by Customs of any request referred to in paragraph (1) occurs on the same day as acceptance by Customs of the associated declaration for a customs procedure for the goods, acceptance of the request and of the declaration is to be treated as having occurred simultaneously.

(5) Subject to paragraph (7), the quantity to be deducted from the quota volume is the quantity of goods for which Customs has accepted the request to benefit from the relevant quota.

(6) When the quantity of quota goods deducted from the quota volume for those goods in any quota period is equal to the quota volume, the quota is exhausted.

(7) On a day when the total quantity of goods for which requests under paragraph (1) are accepted exceeds the remaining quota volume, deductions must be apportioned between all such requests on a pro rata basis calculated by reference to the quantity of goods requested in each case.

(8) For the purposes of this regulation, where a quota (“a linked quota”) is linked to one or more other quotas by virtue of being entered in the Quota Table against the same corresponding quota volume, a deduction from quota volume for the linked quota in respect of a quantity of imported quota goods is also to operate as a deduction in respect of the same quantity of goods from each of the other quotas.

Allocation of quotas

13.—(1) Deductions from the quota volume in accordance with regulation 12 must not be allocated to requests to benefit from a quota any earlier than the working day after the date of acceptance by Customs of the declaration for a customs procedure for those goods.

(2) Allocation of the quota volume by Customs must take account of all requests to benefit from the quota which have been accepted by Customs together with declarations for a customs procedure up to and including the working day prior to the day of allocation of the relevant quota.

(3) Where, on any day, the total quantity of any quota goods in respect of which requests to benefit from the quota have been accepted by Customs together with declarations for a customs procedure exceeds the quota volume, or remaining quota volume for the goods, the quota volume, or remaining quota volume, must be allocated on a pro rata basis calculated by reference to the requests for quantities of goods to be treated as quota goods and declared for a customs procedure.

(4) Where a quantity of goods has been allocated to a quota on the basis of incorrect information or an error by the person making a Customs declaration or Customs, the remaining quota volume must be adjusted accordingly to take account of the incorrect information or error.

Allocation of quotas over more than one period

14.—(1) This regulation applies where more than one period is entered in the Quota Table as a quota period in respect of which a quota applies.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), on the expiry of a quota period, if there is quota volume which is unallocated once all the deductions from the quota volume under regulation 12 (if any) have been made, that unallocated quota volume is to be added to the quota volume which applies for the following quota period.

(3) Any quota volume which remains unallocated on the expiry of a quota period which closes on 31st December is not to be carried over to the following quota period.

Critical quotas

15.—(1) Where goods are subject to a quota and the quota is designated critical under paragraphs (2) or (3), security for the full amount of duty at the standard rate must, unless otherwise directed by HMRC, be provided to Customs at the time of a request to benefit from the quota.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), a quota becomes critical when HMRC gives notice that 90 percent of the whole quota volume has been allocated.

(3) HMRC may publish a notice—

(a) varying the percentage figure to be applied under paragraph (2) in respect of the goods for the period specified in the notice; or

(b) providing for other cases where a quota becomes critical in respect of specific goods.

(4) In a case to which regulation 14 applies, for the purposes of paragraph (2) the “whole quota volume” is the sum of the quota volumes entered in column 5 of the Quota Table for the quota concerned.

CHAPTER 3 Licensed quotas: Part C of the Quota Table

Scope of this Chapter

16.  This Chapter has effect subject to the arrangements under Part 3 for the importation of quota goods to be subject to a licensing system.

Quota goods

17.—(1) Goods qualify as “quota goods” for the purposes of this Chapter if—

(a) the commodity code applicable to the goods is listed in Part C of the Quota Table;

(b) where a country of origin is specified in Part C of the Quota Table in relation to the goods, the goods originate from that country;

(c) the goods meet the conditions which they are required to meet as set out in Part B of Schedule 1;

(d) the quantity of the goods imported during the quota period does not exceed the quota volume for those goods; and

(e) a request to benefit from the quota for the relevant goods was received by Customs together with the declaration of the goods for a customs procedure.

(2) The goods listed in Part C of the Quota Table are each subject to the quota which is identified in the corresponding row of the Table.

(3) In this Chapter—

(a) references to goods are to the goods specified in Part C of the Quota table;

(b) a “customs procedure” means—

(i) for goods listed in the first section of Part C of the Quota Table, the free-circulation procedure;

(ii) for goods listed in the second section of Part C of the Quota Table, the authorised use procedure; and

(iii) references to a declaration of the goods for a Customs procedure are to be read as including a reference to any such declaration made to HMRC under equivalent provisions of direct EU legislation that have effect in Northern Ireland in respect of goods imported into the United Kingdom as a result of their entry into Northern Ireland.

Calculating the quota duty rate

18.  The “quota duty rate”, in relation to quota goods, is—

(a) where the rate of duty set out in column 4 of Part C of the Quota Table is expressed only as a percentage, that percentage of the customs value of those goods; or

(b) where the quota duty rate is dependent on applying a formula set out in column 4 of that Table against the commodity code in the corresponding row of that Table, the result of applying that formula.

Applying the quota duty rate

19.—(1) Goods listed in the first section of Part C of the Quota Table that qualify as quota goods are subject to the quota duty rate provided that, on the declaration of the goods for the free-circulation procedure, an import licence in respect of the goods is valid in accordance with regulation 35.

(2) Goods listed in the second section of Part C of the Quota Table that qualify as quota goods are subject to the quota duty rate provided that—

(a) those goods have been declared for an authorised use procedure in accordance with the Special Procedures Regulations; and

(b) on the declaration of the goods for an authorised use procedure, an import licence in respect of the goods is valid in accordance with regulation 35.

(3) Where goods imported into the United Kingdom are subject to a relief from a liability to import duty under paragraph (2) on the basis of those goods meeting the conditions set out in these Regulations in relation to each relevant quota—

(a) the relief is limited to the quota duty rate for the quota goods; and

(b) the quantity of the quota goods which are to benefit from the relief is limited to the quota volume.

PART 3 Import Licences: Part C of the Quota Table and the Preferential Quota Table

CHAPTER 1 Preliminary

Application of this Part

20.  This Part applies—

(a) to any quota identified by a quota number which is listed in Part C of the Quota Table (and for the purposes of identifying each quota, the quota numbers so listed are also set out in column (1) of Part A of the Licensing Table); and

(b) to any quota identified by a quota number which commences with the three digits “054” and which is listed in the Preferential Quota Table (and for the purposes of identifying each quota, the quota numbers of that description so listed are also set out in column (1) of Part B of the Licensing Table),

and references to a “quota” in this Part mean any quota identified by a quota number of a description specified in paragraph (a) or (b).

Interpretation of this Part

21.—(1) In this Part—

“available quantity” has the meaning given in regulation 22;

“declarant”, in relation to a Customs declaration in respect of any goods, means—

“EORI number” has the meaning given in regulation 25(6)(c);

“extract” has the meaning given in regulation 38(1);

“Licensing Table” means the table comprising two Parts in Schedule 2;

“operator” has the meaning given in regulation 24;

“quota” has the meaning given in regulation 20;

“sub-period” means any sub-period of the quota period for the quota concerned which is specified in column (10) of the Licensing Table;

“transferee” has the meaning given in regulation 38.

(2) In this Part—

(a) any reference to the release of goods under the free-circulation procedure as it applies to goods—

(i) that are specified in the second section of Part C of the Quota Table; or

(ii) that are “authorised use goods” as described in regulation 5(1)(b) of the Customs PTA Regulations,

is to be read as if it were a reference to those goods being declared for an authorised use procedure in accordance with the Special Procedures Regulations;

(b) references to a Customs declaration or to a declaration for a Customs procedure are to be read as including a reference to any such declaration made to HMRC under equivalent provisions of direct EU legislation that have effect in Northern Ireland in respect of goods imported into the United Kingdom as a result of their entry into Northern Ireland.

CHAPTER 2 Applying for an import licence

Applying for an import licence: available quantity

22.—(1) The Secretary of State may publish a notice inviting applications to be made for an import licence in respect of any quota specified in the notice.

(2) A notice published by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1) must be published before the commencement of the quota period or sub-period in respect of which applications for the import licence are invited and must specify the quantity of quota goods available for the quota concerned (the “available quantity”).

(3) The total sum of each available quantity specified in notices published under paragraph (1) in respect of the same quota period may not exceed the quota volume for the quota concerned.

(4) In determining the available quantity for each quota, the Secretary of State may take into account—

(a) where applications are invited for a sub-period, the proportion of quota volume corresponding with that sub-period for the quota concerned;

(b) any quota volume already allocated by the previous issue of import licences for the quota period concerned;

(c) any quota volume which has been allocated but has not been used for the quota period concerned, including in any case where an import licence has been surrendered to the Secretary of State under regulation 39.

(5) If the available quantity specified in a notice published by the Secretary of State is subject to a conversion factor, the particulars of the applicable conversion factor must also be given by the Secretary of State in the notice.

(6) An available quantity is subject to a conversion factor where the quota is marked “CF1” or “CF2” in column (1) of the Licensing Table and the applicable conversion factor which is specified in the corresponding footnote is to be applied to establish the available quantity for the goods concerned.

(7) Any reference in this Part to an available quantity specified in a notice published under paragraph (1) is a reference to the available quantity for which applications for an import licence have been invited by the Secretary of State in respect of the quota concerned.

Conditions for granting an import licence

23.—(1) The Secretary of State may grant an application for an import licence if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the requirements of this regulation have been met.

(2) The requirements are that—

(a) the quantity applied for does not exceed the available quantity specified in a notice published by the Secretary of State under regulation 22(1);

(b) the applicant is an operator;

(c) the licence application has been submitted in accordance with regulation 25; and

(d) the applicant has lodged a security in accordance with regulation 26.

(3) If the application is made in respect of a quota—

(a) for which the entry in column (3) of the Licensing Table is “Yes” (indicating that a reference quantity applies); and

(b) which is the first such application made by the person concerned for the quota period to which the application relates,

the requirements relating to the applicable reference quantity in regulation 27 apply, unless those requirements are suspended by the Secretary of State under regulation 28.

(4) If the application is made in respect of a quota for which the entry in column (4) of the Licensing Table is “Yes” (indicating that proof of origin is required), the applicant must submit to the Secretary of State —

(a) in the case of a quota listed in Part A of that Table, a declaration that the goods to be imported originate from the country of origin specified in the Quota Table; or

(b) in the case of a quota listed in Part B of that Table, a declaration that the goods qualify as originating goods in accordance with regulation 6 of the Customs PTA Regulations.

(5) If the application—

(a) is made in respect of a quota for which the entry in column (5) of the Licensing Table is “Yes” (indicating that proof of trade is required); and

(b) is the first such application made by the person concerned for the quota period to which the application relates,

the applicant must show proof of trade in accordance with regulation 29.

(6) If the application is made in respect of a quota for which the entry in column (6) of the Licensing Table is “Yes” (indicating that a certificate of authenticity is required), the applicant must submit that certificate in accordance with regulation 30.

(7) If the application is made in respect of a quota for which the entry in column (7) of the Licensing Table is “Yes” (indicating that an Inward Monitoring Arrangement certificate is required), the applicant must submit that certificate in accordance with regulation 31.

(8) If the application is made in respect of a quota for which the entry in column (8) of the Licensing Table is “Yes” (indicating that a declaration of independence is required), the applicant must submit that declaration in accordance with regulation 32, unless a previous declaration of independence remains in force in accordance with that regulation for the quota concerned.

(9) If the application is made in respect of a quota for which the entry in column (9) of the Licensing Table is “Yes” (indicating that an export certificate is required), the applicant must submit that certificate in accordance with regulation 33, unless—

(a) this requirement is disapplied by the Secretary of State for the purpose of removing the limit to the quantity applied for which would otherwise apply under regulation 33(3); and

(b) the Secretary of State has given notice to that effect in the notice published under regulation 22(1) inviting applications for the quota concerned.

(10) The Secretary of State may require the applicant to provide such documents and evidence as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the verification of any information given in the licence application.

Operator

24.—(1) An operator is a person who is—

(a) registered under the Value Added Tax Act 1994( 11); and

(b) established in the United Kingdom.

(2) In this regulation, “established in the United Kingdom” means—

(a) in the case of an individual, where the individual is resident in the United Kingdom;

(b) in any other case, where the person has—

(i) a registered office in the United Kingdom; or

(ii) a permanent place in the United Kingdom from which the person carries out activities which the person is constituted to perform.

Application procedure

25.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an application for an import licence must be received by the Secretary of State—

(a) in the case of any application made before the commencement of the quota period, within the period of seven days beginning with the first day of the month which precedes the commencement of the quota period for the quota concerned and no later than 17.00 hours on the last working day within that period;

(b) in the case of any application made after the commencement of the quota period within the period of seven days beginning with the first day of each month throughout the remaining quota period and no later than 17.00 hours on the last working day within that period.

(2) Any application for an import licence made before the commencement of a quota period beginning on 1st January must be received within the period of seven days beginning with 17th November of the preceding year and no later than 17.00 hours on the last working day within that period.

(3) An application for an import licence in respect of a quota for which a certificate of authenticity or an Inward Monitoring Arrangement certificate is required to be submitted under regulation 23(6) or, as the case may be (7), may be received at any time.

(4) An applicant may not make more than one application per month in respect of the same quota, except that—

(a) an applicant may make two applications for the same quota during the month of November, if one of those applications is required to be submitted within the period beginning 17th November for the purposes of paragraph (2); and

(b) an applicant may make more than one such application per month if the application is for a quota for which a certificate of authenticity or an Inward Monitoring Arrangement certificate is required to be submitted under regulation 23.

(5) If an applicant makes more than one application in respect of a quota covering different—

(a) commodity codes, as specified in column 2 of the Quota Table or column 3 of the Preferential Quota Table, as the case may be, and corresponding with the entry for the quota concerned;

(b) countries of origin; or

(c) quota duty rates,

those applications will be treated as a single application for the purposes of paragraph (4) if they are made at the same time and in respect of the same quota.

(6) An application for an import licence must—

(a) be made in the name of the person who is to be the holder of the licence;

(b) identify the quota number for the goods concerned; and

(c) include a valid Economic Operators’ Identification Number (“EORI number”) assigned by HMRC on the registration of the applicant under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code( 12), read with Articles 5 and 6 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code( 13).

(7) An application for an import licence may be withdrawn by the applicant at any time before 17.00 hours on the last working day of the period during which that application was received by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1) or (2).

Lodging of security

26.—(1) The security which is payable in connection with the application for an import licence must be lodged with the Secretary of State within the same period as the period during which the application for the import licence is to be received under regulation 25.

(2) The amount of security to be lodged in connection with the licence application is the amount payable as a result of applying the formula for the quota concerned set out in column (2) of the Licensing Table to the quantity of quota goods specified in the licence application, save that such amount must be rounded down to the nearest pound.

(3) Subject to any decision under regulation 42(3) that the security is forfeited, any security lodged in respect of a quantity of quota goods for which an import licence is not granted must be returned to the person who lodged the security.

Reference quantity

27.—(1) Where this regulation applies, the total quantity of goods specified in applications for an import licence submitted by an applicant in respect of a quota period—

(a) may not exceed the applicant’s applicable reference quantity; and

(b) if an application concerns a sub-period, may not exceed the proportion of the applicant’s applicable reference quantity corresponding with the sub-period.

(2) The applicant’s applicable reference quantity is the average annual quantity of goods released by that person under the free-circulation procedure, calculated by reference to—

(a) the quantity of goods released during the two consecutive 12 month periods ending two months before the commencement of the period for receiving applications for an import licence for the relevant goods under regulation 25(1)(a) or 25(2); or

(b) as regards the beef and veal quotas which are marked “BV1” in the Licensing Table, the quantity of goods released by the applicant during the period of 12 months ending two months before the commencement of the period for receiving applications for an import licence for the relevant goods under regulation 25(1)(a) or 25(2).

(3) The quantity of goods referred to in paragraph (2) is to be calculated by reference to—

(a) any goods released by the applicant for which the description as specified in the Goods Classification Table is the same as the goods which are subject to the quota concerned; and

(b) in the case of the quota 05.4003, in addition, any goods released by the applicant which fall within the following commodity codes—

(i) 02010000;

(ii) 02020000;

(iii) 02061095;

(iv) 02062991.

(4) The applicant must show evidence of its applicable reference quantity for the goods specified in the licence application, and such evidence may include a declaration for a Customs procedure (including a certified copy of such a declaration) which—

(a) shows that the goods were subject to the free-circulation procedure; and

(b) indicates that the applicant for the licence was the declarant.

(5) If an applicant can show to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that it constitutes a merger of two or more persons such that the applicant is a merged applicant—

(a) the applicable reference quantity for the merged applicant will be the combined sum of the goods which each predecessor to the merger could have taken into account in making a separate licence application had the merger not occurred; and

(b) for the purposes of providing evidence of reference quantity under paragraph (4), documentation obtained prior to the merger by each predecessor to the merger may be treated as evidence in relation to the application made by the merged applicant.

Suspension of reference quantity

28.—(1) The Secretary of State may publish a notice suspending the requirement to show applicable reference quantity in accordance with regulation 27 in respect of any quota specified in the notice.

(2) The notice may be given if—

(a) by the end of the ninth month of the quota period, the sum of the quantities specified in all licence applications in respect of the quota concerned is less than the remaining quantity available under that quota; or

(b) in the opinion of the Secretary of State, due to the occurrence of abnormal and unforeseeable circumstances, the sum of the quantities remaining to be specified in licence applications in respect of the quota concerned is anticipated to be less than the remaining quantity available under that quota.

(3) The period of any suspension must be specified in the notice and may not exceed the end of the quota period.

Proof of trade

29.—(1) Where this regulation applies, the proof of trade must show that the applicant has, during each relevant preceding period, released under the free-circulation procedure at least 25 tonnes—

(a) of quota goods of the same description as the goods specified in the licence application, if the application is for a quota to which regulation 27 or 32 applies; or

(b) in any other case, of goods which—

(i) are of a description which falls within the same sector in column (1) of the Proof of Trade Table set out in Schedule 3 as the goods specified in the licence application; and

(ii) fall within a commodity code which is specified in column (2) of that Table in the corresponding row for that sector.

(2) Proof of trade may include—

(a) a Customs declaration showing that the free-circulation procedure has been applied to the relevant goods and containing a reference to the applicant as declarant; or

(b) a used import licence endorsed by an HMRC officer (whether made available in electronic form or otherwise) showing that the free-circulation procedure has been applied to the relevant goods and containing a reference to the applicant as the licence holder or transferee.

(3) Any proof of trade of trade provided under paragraph (2) must, in respect of each relevant preceding period, contain a reference to a valid EORI number assigned by HMRC on the registration of the applicant.

(4) In this regulation—

(a) for goods subject to a quota which is marked “BV1” in the Licensing Table, the “relevant preceding period” means the period of 12 months ending two months before the commencement of the period for receiving applications for an import licence for those goods under regulation 25(1)(a) or 25(2);

(b) for other goods, a “relevant preceding period” means each of—

(i) the period of 12 months ending two months before the commencement of the period for receiving applications for an import licence for the relevant goods under regulation 25(1)(a) or 25(2); and

(ii) the period of 12 months immediately preceding that 12 month period.

Certificate of authenticity

30.—(1) Where this regulation applies, the applicant must submit with the licence application—

(a) the original certificate of authenticity which has been issued by the recognised authority for the exporting country identifying the origin of the goods and certifying that the particulars of the goods set out in the certificate are accurate; and

(b) a copy of that certificate.

(2) The recognised authority for the exporting country is the authority listed in the footnote to the entry in column (6) of the Licensing Table corresponding with the row for the quota concerned.

(3) The certificate of authenticity must be valid on the date on which the licence application is submitted.

(4) A certificate of authenticity is deemed to be valid for the purposes of paragraph (3)—

(a) for a period of three months from the date of its issue; or

(b) if that period of three months extends beyond the last day of the quota period in respect of the quota concerned, until the end of the quota period.

(5) Once a certificate of authenticity has been submitted with a licence application, it cannot be used in connection with any other application for an import licence.

(6) The original certificate of authenticity must be retained by the Secretary of State.

(7) If an import licence is issued, the quantity of quota goods to be imported under the licence is to be noted on the copy of the certificate of authenticity along with the licence issue number and the copy certificate is to be returned to the applicant.

Inward Monitoring Arrangement certificate

31.—(1) Where this regulation applies, the applicant must submit with the licence application—

(a) the original Inward Monitoring Arrangement certificate (the “IMA 1”) which has been issued by the recognised authority for the exporting country, identifying the origin of the goods and certifying that the particulars of the goods set out in the certificate are accurate; and

(b) a copy of that IMA 1.

(2) The recognised authority for the exporting country is the authority listed in the footnote to the entry in column (7) of the Licensing Table corresponding with the row for the quota concerned.

(3) The IMA 1 must be valid on the date on which the licence application is submitted.

(4) An IMA 1 is deemed to be valid for the purposes of paragraph (3)—

(a) from the date of its issue until the final day of the month which is the eighth month following its issue; or

(b) if that period ending with the final day of the eighth month extends beyond 31st December in the year in which the IMA 1 was issued, until 31st December of that year.

(5) An IMA 1 which has been submitted with a licence application cannot be used in connection with any other application for an import licence.

(6) The original IMA 1 must be retained by the Secretary of State.

(7) If an import licence is issued, the quantity of quota goods to be imported under the licence is to be noted on the copy of the IMA 1 along with the licence issue number and the copy of the IMA 1 is to be returned to the applicant.

Declaration of independence

32.—(1) Where this regulation applies, a declaration of independence must be made by the applicant containing—

(a) a declaration that the applicant is not linked with any other person applying to the Secretary of State in respect of the same quota; or

(b) if the applicant is linked with another person applying to the Secretary of State in respect of the same quota, a declaration to that effect identifying the linked person and providing evidence that the applicant regularly engages in substantial economic activities with other third parties.

(2) An applicant is linked with another person if the applicant—

(a) has close business links with that person;

(b) has family ties with that person; or

(c) has an important business relationship with that person.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) a person (A) has “close business links” with another person (B) if—

(i) B is a parent undertaking of A;

(ii) B is a subsidiary undertaking of A;

(iii) B is a parent undertaking of a subsidiary undertaking of A;

(iv) B is a subsidiary undertaking of a parent undertaking of A;

(v) B owns or controls 25% or more of the voting rights or capital of A; or

(vi) A owns or controls 25% or more of the voting rights or capital of B,

and for the purposes of this paragraph, “subsidiary undertaking” and “parent undertaking” have the meanings given in section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006, as read with Schedule 7 to that Act( 14);

(b) having “family ties” with another applicant means—

(i) the applicants are spouses or civil partners, or are living together as spouses or as if they were civil partners; or

(ii) the applicant is the brother, sister, parent, child or grandchild of another applicant;

(c) “important business relationship” includes a relationship where—

(i) the applicants are employer and employee;

(ii) the applicants are partners in a partnership, or officers or directors in the same undertaking;

(d) “substantial economic activities” means activities carried out by the applicant relating to the production, distribution or consumption of goods and services, which are not carried out for the sole purpose of applying for quotas.

(4) For the purpose of assessing whether the applicant regularly engages in substantial economic activities with other third parties, the Secretary of State must take into account the character of the economic activities carried out by the applicant, the expenditure made, and the sales and turnover of the applicant.

(5) The Secretary of State must take into account any documents or evidence submitted in support of the applicant’s declaration of independence with a view to determining the validity of the declaration.

(6) A valid declaration of independence remains in force for the purpose of any subsequent licence application in respect of the quota concerned, subject to any determination made by the Secretary of State under paragraph (8).

(7) If any change of circumstances occurs affecting a valid declaration of independence, the operator must notify the Secretary of State of the particulars of the change within 10 days of the change.

(8) Where particulars of the change are notified under paragraph (7), the Secretary of State must determine whether the effect of the change is such that the declaration of independence is no longer in force and notify the operator accordingly.

Export certificates

33.—(1) Where this regulation applies, the applicant must submit with the application for the import licence—

(a) the original export certificate issued by the recognised authority for the exporting country specifying the quantity of the goods certified for export; and

(b) a copy of the original certificate.

(2) The recognised authority for the exporting country is the authority listed for the applicable country in the footnote to the entry in column (9) of the Licensing Table corresponding with the row for the quota concerned.

(3) The quantity applied for in the licence application must not exceed the quantity of goods specified in the export certificate.

Suspension of licence applications

34.—(1) The Secretary of State may publish a notice suspending applications for import licences for any quota specified in the notice, if the available quantity specified in a notice published under regulation 22(1) has been allocated by the grant of previous licences.

(2) The notice must specify the period for which licence applications are suspended.

(3) The Secretary of State is not required to consider an application for an import licence in respect of a quota if a relevant notice has been published under paragraph (1) to the extent it relates to the period specified under paragraph (2).

(4) If unused quota volume becomes available before the end of a quota period within which applications were suspended, the Secretary of State must publish a notice cancelling the notice published under paragraph (1).

CHAPTER 3 Administration of Import Licences

Issue and period of validity of the licence

35.—(1) If an application for an import licence is granted, the Secretary of State must issue the import licence before the end of the month in which the licence application was received, except that licences that are valid from 1st January must be issued by 16th December of the preceding year.

(2) An import licence issued under paragraph (1) (other than a licence referred to in paragraph (4)) is valid from—

(a) the first day of the opening of the quota period or sub-period for which the application was made, if the licence application was received prior to the commencement of the quota period or sub-period;

(b) the first day of the month following receipt of the licence application, if the application is received within the quota period or sub-period for which the application was made;

(c) 1st January of the following year, in the case of an application received within the period of seven days beginning with 17th November.

(3) An import licence (other than a licence referred to in paragraph (4)) is valid until—

(a) the end of the quota period in respect of which it was issued; or

(b) if the licence was issued in respect of a sub-period, until the end of the quota period within which that sub-period falls.

(4) An import licence—

(a) in respect of which a certificate of authenticity was required to be submitted under regulation 30 is valid for the quota period or a period of three months beginning with the day on which the licence was issued, whichever period ends first;

(b) in respect of which an Inward Monitoring Arrangement certificate was required to be submitted under regulation 31 is valid for the period beginning with the day on which the licence was issued and ending with the same day as the final day of the period of validity deemed to apply under regulation 31(4) for a certificate so submitted.

Allocation of quota

36.—(1) On the grant of an import licence, the Secretary of State must specify in the licence the quantity of quota goods to be imported under the licence.

(2) The quantity of quota goods to be imported is to be determined by—

(a) calculating an allocation coefficient in respect of the quota concerned; and

(b) applying the coefficient to the application quantity.

(3) The allocation coefficient is to be calculated for each quota as follows—

• (available quantity/requested quantity) × 100%.

(4) But if the allocation coefficient calculated under paragraph (3) exceeds 100%, the allocation coefficient is to be 100%.

(5) The allocation coefficient is to be applied to the application quantity as follows—

• (application quantity × allocation coefficient).

(6) The figure resulting from the application of the allocation coefficient is the quantity of quota goods to be imported under the licence, rounded down to the nearest unit.

(7) For the purposes of calculating and applying the allocation coefficient—

(a) the requested quantity is the sum total of the application quantities to which the allocation coefficient is being applied; and

(b) the application quantity is the quantity of quota goods proposed to be imported in a valid application for the import licence concerned.

(8) The Secretary of State may adjust the allocation coefficient to ensure that the quantity of quota goods allocated on the grant of import licences does not exceed the available quantity specified in the notice published under regulation 22(1).

(9) The Secretary of State must publish a notice of the allocation coefficient which has been applied in respect of the requested quantity.

Licence conditions

37.  An import licence may be granted subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purposes of this Part.

Transfer of an import licence or extract

38.—(1) A person to whom an import licence has been granted (in this regulation, “the transferor”) may apply to the Secretary of State for the transfer of that licence, or for the transfer of an extract from that licence (an “extract”), to another person (“the transferee”).

(2) An application for the transfer of an extract from a licence must specify the quantity of goods proposed for extraction from those remaining to be imported under the licence.

(3) The Secretary of State may approve the transfer of the licence, or an extract from the licence, if the Secretary of State is satisfied—

(a) that the transferee is an operator; and

(b) where applicable, the transferee meets the same requirements as had been applied to the transferor for the grant of the licence under regulation 23(5) (in respect of submitting proof of trade) and regulation 23(8) (in respect of submitting a declaration of independence).

(4) With effect from the date of the transfer of an extract from an import licence—

(a) the extract is to be treated as though it had been transferred as an import licence for the purposes of these Regulations;

(b) the quantity of goods licensed for import by virtue of the transfer of the extract is the quantity extracted from the original licence; and

(c) the corresponding quantity of goods licensed for import by virtue of the transfer of the extract is to be deducted from the original licence held by the transferor.

(5) With effect from the date of the transfer of the licence, or of the extract from that licence, the quantity of any further quota goods released under the free-circulation procedure under that licence or extract is to be attributed to the transferee and is to be taken into account for the purposes of any subsequent application for an import licence to establish the transferee’s—

(a) reference quantity under regulation 27; or

(b) proof of trade under regulation 29.

Surrender of an import licence

39.—(1) A licence holder may surrender an import licence by giving notice to the Secretary of State to that effect.

(2) Where a notice is given under paragraph (1), the import licence to which it relates ceases to have effect on receipt of the notice by the Secretary of State.

Return and forfeiture of security

40.—(1) This regulation applies to any security which is held by the Secretary of State consequent to the grant of an import licence and is subject to any decision under regulation 42(3) that the security is forfeited.

(2) Any return of the security is to be made to the person who lodged the security.

(3) In order to make arrangements for a return of the security, the Secretary of State must be satisfied that—

(a) the quota goods specified in the licence have been released under the free-circulation procedure; and

(b) the release under the free-circulation procedure has taken place within the period of validity of the licence.

(4) Evidence of the release of the goods under the free-circulation procedure may include—

(a) a Customs declaration showing that the free-circulation procedure has been applied to the goods and containing a reference to the licence holder or transferee as declarant; or

(b) the used import licence endorsed by an HMRC officer (whether made available in electronic form or otherwise) showing that the free-circulation procedure has been applied to the goods.

(5) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that the quantity of goods released under the free-circulation procedure by the end of the period of validity of the licence is—

(a) between 95% and 100% of the quantity of the goods specified in the licence, the entire amount of the security must be returned to the person who lodged the security;

(b) between 5% and less than 95% of the quantity of the goods specified in the licence, the same percentage of the security must be returned to the person who lodged the security as the percentage of goods which were released under the free-circulation procedure;

(c) less than 5% of the quantity of the goods specified in the licence, the whole security is forfeit.

(6) Where the amount of security which would be forfeit under paragraph (5)(b) or (c) is £100 or less, the Secretary of State may return the entire amount of the security.

(7) If a person has not released under the free-circulation procedure a quantity of the quota goods to be imported under the licence, and the failure to release the goods was caused by abnormal and unforeseeable circumstances beyond that person’s control, the person who lodged the security may make representations to that effect to the Secretary of State at any time following the grant of the licence, but in any event no later than 45 days after the end of the period of validity of the licence.

(8) The Secretary of State, having regard to any representations so submitted—

(a) may return to the person who lodged the security such further percentages of the security as the Secretary of State considers appropriate; or

(b) in the case of a licence referred to in regulation 35(4) which has not expired, may in the alternative extend the period of the validity of the licence by such a period as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, so long as the period of validity of the licence does not extend beyond the quota close date of the quota period for the tariff concerned.

(9) Where, after the period for making representations to the Secretary of State under paragraph (7) has elapsed, the Secretary of State decides that any security is forfeited under paragraph (5)(b) or (c), the person who lodged the security must be so notified.

(10) The Secretary of State must give reasons for the decision and inform the person of the right to appeal against the decision under regulation 43.

CHAPTER 4 Appeals and penalties

Decision to refuse licence application

41.—(1) The Secretary of State must notify the applicant in writing if an application under regulation 23 is refused.

(2) The Secretary of State must give reasons for the decision and inform the applicant of the right to appeal against the decision under regulation 43.

Penalties

42.—(1) If any information or document submitted in connection with an application for an import licence or its transfer is found to be materially incorrect or misleading and if the Secretary of State considers that the information or document is decisive for the grant of the licence or the approval of its transfer (or the transfer of an extract) such that the grant or transfer would not have been made if the information or document had not been submitted, the Secretary of State may—

(a) bar the applicant from releasing under the free-circulation procedure any goods subject to the quota concerned for the entire quota period during which the finding was made; and

(b) exclude the applicant from applying for an import licence in respect of the quota concerned for a quota period following the quota period during which the finding was made.

(2) If the Secretary of State considers that the applicant submitted that information or document knowing it to be materially incorrect or misleading, the period for which that person may be excluded from applying for an import licence under paragraph (1)(b) may be extended to two quota periods following the quota period during which the finding was made.

(3) If a person—

(a) submits more applications than the maximum number permitted under regulation 25 in respect of the quota concerned, or

(b) breaches any terms or conditions of the licence which were imposed under regulation 37,

the Secretary of State may decide that any security lodged in connection with those applications is to be forfeit in part or in whole.

(4) The Secretary of State must give reasons for any decision to apply a penalty under this regulation and inform the person of the right to appeal against the decision under regulation 43.

Appeals

43.—(1) A person who is aggrieved by any decision taken by the Secretary of State under these Regulations (“the appellant”) may bring an appeal under this regulation.

(2) The appellant must notify the Secretary of State as to the decision to be appealed.

(3) The Secretary of State must appoint a person to hear the appeal (the “appointed person”).

(4) The appellant may make written representations to the appointed person.

(5) The Secretary of State may also make written representations to the appointed person.

(6) The appointed person must consider the appeal and any representations made by the Secretary of State and must report in writing to the Secretary of State, with the person’s conclusions on the appeal and a recommendation as to the manner in which the matter should be finally determined by the Secretary of State.

(7) The Secretary of State must then reach a final determination and notify the appellant of that determination and the reasons for it.

CHAPTER 5 Transitional provision

Transitional provision

44.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any licence, or any extract from a licence, which was granted by the Secretary of State to import goods which are subject to a quota listed in Part A of the Licensing Table and which has effect immediately before the appointed day remains in force as if it were granted under these Regulations; and, for these purposes, any goods released under the licence before the appointed day are deemed to have been released under the free-circulation procedure.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a licence of a description referred to in that paragraph which was transferred prior to the appointed day to a person who is not an operator, or to an extract from any such licence to import the quantity of goods licensed for import by virtue of the transfer of the extract.

(3) Any licence which—

(a) remains in force by virtue of paragraph (1), and

(b) is a licence to import goods under quotas 05.4215, 05.4254, 05.4255, 05.4256, 05.4258, 05.4259 or 05.4003,

remains valid until 30th June 2021, irrespective of the period of validity which was applicable to that licence when it was granted.

(4) Where the Secretary of State publishes a notice under regulation 22(1) inviting applications to be made for an import licence in respect of a quota period or sub-period which commences on 1st January 2021, the Secretary of State may publish that notice within 10 days of the appointed day, notwithstanding the provision otherwise made under regulation 22(2) for the publication of a notice before the commencement of the relevant quota period or sub-period.

(5) Where the Secretary of State has published a notice before the appointed day inviting applications for a licence to import goods which are subject to a quota listed in the Licensing Table in respect of a quota period which commences on 1st January 2021, that notice is to be treated as though it had been published under regulation 22(1).

(6) Any import licence which is granted in respect of an application referred to in paragraph (4) or (5) is to be valid from the day on which it was issued, notwithstanding the provision otherwise made under regulation 35(2) concerning the date of validity of the licence.

(7) Where an applicant for an import licence is required to submit evidence of applicable reference quantity in accordance with regulation 27, or proof of trade in accordance with regulation 29 (including that regulation as modified by paragraph (9) of this regulation)—

(a) such evidence may include documentation relating to goods or products which were released by the applicant for free-circulation within a member State during any part of a preceding period which is relevant to the application and which falls before the appointed day; and

(b) for these purposes, any evidence so submitted is to be treated as though the goods or products had been released under the free-circulation procedure.

(8) The requirement to submit evidence of applicable reference quantity in accordance with regulation 27 is not to apply in respect of any application for an import licence which is made on or after the appointed day and in respect of any quota period which commences before 1st June 2021.

(9) Where the requirement to submit evidence of proof of trade in accordance with regulation 29 applies in respect of an application for an import licence which is made on or after the appointed day and in respect of any sub-period of a quota period which commenced before the appointed day—

(a) for quotas marked PoT1 and PoT2 in the Licensing Table—

(i) notwithstanding the quantity of goods specified in regulation 29(1), the proof of trade must show that the applicant has, during each relevant preceding period, released at least—

(aa) 50 tonnes of goods as regards the quotas marked PoT1; and

(bb) 250 tonnes of goods as regards the quotas marked PoT2,

and the goods must be of a description which meets the requirements specified in regulation 29(1)(b) (irrespective of whether the application is for a quota to which regulation 27 or 32 applies); and

(ii) for these purposes, the meaning of “relevant preceding period” in regulation 29(4)(b) is modified to mean the period of 12 months preceding the commencement of the period for receiving applications for an import licence for the relevant goods under regulation 25(1)(a) or 25(2) and the period of 12 months immediately preceding that 12 month period;

(b) for quotas marked PoT3 in the Licensing Table—

(i) notwithstanding the quantity of goods specified in regulation 29(1), the proof of trade must show that the applicant has, during each relevant preceding period, released at least —

(aa) 50 tonnes of goods as regards goods which have been released under the free-circulation procedure, which must be fruit and vegetables of a description which meets the requirements specified in regulation 29(1)(b) (irrespective of whether the application is for a quota to which regulation 27 or 32 applies); or

(bb) 50 tonnes of garlic which have been exported to a territory outside the United Kingdom; and

(ii) for these purposes, the meaning of “relevant preceding period” in regulation 29(4)(b) is modified to mean—

(aa) the period of 12 months preceding the commencement of the period for receiving applications for an import licence for the relevant goods under regulation 25(1)(a) or 25(2) and the period of 12 months immediately preceding that 12 month period; or

(bb) as regards any application for an import licence in respect of a sub-period which commences on 1st March 2021, the two quota periods preceding that sub-period.

(10) For the purposes of regulation 25(6)(c) and 29(3), an EORI number assigned before IP completion day by HMRC, in its capacity as a customs authority referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013( 15) read with Articles 5 and 6 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446( 16) as those Regulations had effect in the United Kingdom immediately before IP Completion day, is to be treated as a valid EORI number.

(11) The requirement to submit a declaration of independence in accordance with regulation 32 is not to apply in respect of any application for an import licence which is made on or after the appointed day and in respect of any quota period which commences before 1st June 2021.

(12) Where, under quotas 05.4215, 05.4254, 05.4255 or 05.4256—

(a) import rights which have been attributed to an operator by the Secretary of State pursuant to Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries( 17) remain in effect immediately before the appointed day; and

(b) the grant of a licence consequent to the attribution to the operator of import rights under that Article has not taken place before the appointed day,

the Secretary of State must grant an import licence to the operator concerned to import the quantity of goods for which import rights had been attributed, and the period of validity of that licence is to be from 1st January 2021 until 30th June 2021.

(13) Where—

(a) a licence is surrendered in accordance with regulation 39; and

(b) the surrender of the licence is made within one month of the appointed day,

any security held by the Secretary of State for goods which had not been released under the free-circulation procedure by the date of surrender is to be returned to the person who lodged the security.

PART 4 Other Matters

Amendment of regulation 32 of the Special Procedures Regulations

45.  In regulation 32(2) of the Special Procedures Regulations, for ““Authorised use: Eligible goods and authorised uses” published on 27 November 2018”, substitute ““Authorised Use: Eligible Goods and Authorised Uses (version 2.0)” dated 7th December 2020( 18)”.

United Kingdom-Crown Dependencies Customs Union: Modifications

46.  The provisions of the Act and of these Regulations that are referred to in Schedule 4 have effect, in respect of customs matters to which these Regulations apply, as modified by that Schedule.

Regulations 9 and 17

SCHEDULE 1 Quota conditions

Part A First Come, First Served quota conditions

1.  For the purposes of regulation 9(1)(c), goods qualify as quota goods in relation to any quota number specified in the following paragraphs of this Part, if those goods are of a description set out in those paragraphs for the quota number concerned.

2.  For goods under quota number 05.0118, the goods are—

(a) “boneless loins”: loins and cuts thereof, without tenderloin, with or without subcutaneous fat or rind; or

(b) “tenderloin”: cuts including the meats of musclesmusculus major psoasandmusculus minor psoas, with or without head, trimmed or not trimmed.

3.  For goods under quota number 05.2201—

(a) the goods must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by one of the responsible authorities listed in paragraph (b) which is the responsible authority for the goods concerned;

(b) the responsible authorities are—

(i) the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) of the Australian Government;

(ii) the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA);

(iii) the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA);

(iv) the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand;

(v) Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos, Uruguay;

(vi) Ministerio de Agroindustria, Argentina;

(c) the responsible authority must in each case certify that—

(i) beef cuts are obtained from carcasses of heifers and steers less than 30 months of age which have only been fed a diet, for at least the 100 days preceding slaughter, containing not less than 62% of concentrates and feed grain co-products on a dietary dry matter basis or feed grant co-products on a dry matter basis that meets or exceeds a metabolisable energy content greater than 12,26 mega joules per 1kg of dry matter;

(ii) the heifers and steers that are fed the diet described in paragraph (i) have been fed, on average, no less than 1.4% of live body weight per day on a dry matter basis;

(iii) the carcass from which beef cuts are derived have been evaluated by a person employed by the national government of the responsible authority who has based the evaluation, and the resulting classification of the carcass, on a method approved by that government;

(d) the method referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iii), and the classification, must evaluate expected carcass quality using a combination of carcass maturity and palatability traits of the beef cuts and must include, but not be limited to, an evaluation of the maturity characteristics of colour and texture of thelongissimus dorsimuscle and bone and cartilage ossification, as well as an evaluation of expected palatability traits including a combination of the discrete specifications of intramuscular fat and firmness of thelongissimus dorsimuscle.

4.  For goods under quota number 05.0130, the goods are of a kind used for human consumption, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 28kg, either fresh and whole or without skin and frozen, whether or not sliced.

5.  For goods under quota number 05.0027, the goods are citrus hybrids known as ‘minneolas’.

6.  For goods under quota number 05.0076, the goods must meet the following criteria—

(a) specific weight: minimum 60.5kg/hl;

(b) damaged grains: maximum 1%;

(c) moisture content: maximum 13.5%;

(d) sound and fair merchantable barley grains: minimum 96%.

7.  For goods under quota number 05.0008, the goods must be intended for the canning industry.

8.—(1) For goods under quota number 05.0144—

(a) the goods are meat intended for the manufacture of preserved food which does not contain characteristic components other than beef and jelly (A Product); and “A-product” means a processed product falling within the commodity code 1602 10, 16025031 or 16025095, not containing meat other than that of animals of the bovine species, with a collagen/protein ratio of no more than 0.45 and containing by weight at least 20% of lean meat excluding offal and fat with meat and jelly accounting for at least 85% of the total net weight;

(b) the collagen content must be considered to be the hydroxyproline content multiplied by the factor 8; and the hydroxyproline content must be determined according to ISO method 3496-1994; and

(c) the product must be subjected to a heat treatment sufficient to ensure the coagulation of meat proteins in the whole of the product which may not show any traces of a pinkish liquid on the cut surface when the product is cut along a line passing through its thickest part.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a), “offal” includes the following: heads and cuts thereof (including ears), feet, tails, hearts, udders, livers, kidneys, sweetbreads (thymus glands), pancreas, brains, lungs, throats, thick skirts, spleens, tongues, caul, spinal cords, edible skin, reproductive organs (uteri, ovaries and testes), thyroid glands and pituitary glands.

9.  For goods under quota number 05.0145—

(a) the goods are meat intended for the manufacture of products other than the preserved food covered by quota 05.0144 (B Product); and (subject to paragraph (b)), “B Product” means a processed product containing beef other than products falling within the commodity codes 02010000, 02020000, 02061095, 02062991, 02102000, 02109951, 02109990, 16021000, 16025010, 16025031, 16025095 and 16029061;

(b) a processed product falling within the commodity code 02102090 which has been dried or smoked so that the colour and consistency of the fresh meat has totally disappeared and with a water/protein ratio not exceeding 3:2 must be considered to be a B-product.

PART B Licensed quota conditions

1.  For the purposes of regulation 17(1)(c), goods qualify as quota goods in relation to any quota number specified in the following paragraphs of this Part, if those goods are of a description set out in those paragraphs for the quota number concerned.

2.  For quota numbers 05.4450, 05.4451, 05.4452, 05.4002, 05.4454, 05.4453, 05.4003 and 05.4001, meat imported as “frozen meat” means meat with an internal temperature of –12°C or lower when it enters the United Kingdom.

3.  For quota number 05.4450, the goods must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Secretariat of Government of Agroindustry of the Ministry of Production and Labor of the Argentine Republic (SAGPyA) certifying that—

(a) the goods are high quality meat, with or without bone, and selected beef cuts obtained from steers, young steers or heifers having been exclusively fed through pasture grazing since their weaning; and

(b) steer carcasses have been classified as “JJ”, “J”, ‘U’ or “U2” and young steer and heifer carcasses have been classified as “AA”, “A” or “B” in accordance with SAGPyA’s beef classification categories.

4.  For quota number 05.4451, the goods must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by AUS-MEAT Australia certifying that—

(a) the goods are high quality meat, with or without bone, and selected cuts obtained from steer or heifer carcasses which have been classified under one of the categories “Y”, “YS”, “YG”, “YGS”, “YP” or “YPS” in accordance with the carcass classification categories established by AUS-MEAT; and

(b) beef colour conforms to AUS-MEAT meat colour reference standards 1 B to 4, fat colour to AUS-MEAT fat colour reference standards 0 to 4 and fat depth to AUS-MEAT fat classes 2 to 5.

5.  For quota numbers 05.4452, the goods must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the National Institute of Meat of Uruguay (Instituto Nacional de Carnes (“INAC”)) certifying that—

(a) the goods are high quality meat, with or without bone, and selected beef cuts obtained from steers (novillo) or heifers (vaquillona) as defined by the carcass classification categories of bovine meat established by INAC;

(b) the eligible animals for production of High Quality Beef have been exclusively fed through pasture grazing since their weaning; and

(c) the carcasses have been classified as “I”, “N” or “A”, with fat cover “1”, “2” or “3” in accordance with the carcass classification categories established by INAC.

6.  For quota number 05.4002, the goods must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the responsible authority referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) certifying that the goods are high quality meat, with or without bone, and carcasses or any cuts obtained from bovine animals not over 30 months of age which have been fed for 100 days or more on nutritionally balanced, high-energy-content rations containing not less than 70% grain and comprising at least 20 pounds total feed per day and—

(a) beef graded “choice” or “prime” according to a certificate of authenticity issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards meets this condition;

(b) meat graded “Canada A”, “Canada AA”, “Canada AAA”, “Canada Choice” and “Canada Prime”, “A1”, “A2”, “A3” or “A4”, according to a certificate of authenticity issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Government of Canada, meets this condition.

7.  For quota number 05.4454, the goods must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the New Zealand Meat Board certifying that—

(a) the goods are high quality meat, with or without bone, and selected beef cuts derived from exclusively pasture grazed steers or heifers, the carcasses of which have a dressed weight of not more than 370kg; and

(b) the carcasses have been classified as “A”, “L”, “P”, “T” or “F”, trimmed to a fat depth of “P” or lower and have a muscling classification of “1” or “2” according to the carcass classification system administered by the New Zealand Meat Board.

8.  For quota number 05.4453, the goods must be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply in Brazil (Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento) certifying that—

(a) the goods are high quality meat and selected cuts obtained from steers or heifers having been exclusively fed with pasture grass since their weaning; and

(b) the carcasses have been classified as “B” with fat cover “2” or “3” according to the beef carcass classification established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply in Brazil.

9.  For quota number 05.4001, the goods are boneless buffalo meat.

10.  For quota numbers 05.4038 and 05.4170, the goods are—

(a) ‘boneless loins’: loins and cuts thereof, without tenderloin, with or without subcutaneous fat or rind; or

(b) ‘tenderloin’: cuts including the meats of musclesmusculus major psoasandmusculus minor psoas, with or without head, trimmed or not trimmed.

11.  For quota numbers 05.4211, 05.4212 and 05.4213, the goods are salted poultry meat.

12.—(1) For quota number 05.4195, the goods are—

(a) butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat content by weight of not less than 80% but less than 85% manufactured directly from milk or cream without the use of stored materials, in a single, self-contained and uninterrupted process; or

(b) butter of a description in paragraph (a) which may also involve the cream passing through a stage where the butterfat is subject to the process referred to as “Ammix” and “Spreadable” and is—

(i) concentrated and fractionated, or

(ii) fractionated.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a) “at least six weeks old” means at least six weeks old on the date on which the goods are declared for a customs procedure.

13.  For quota number 05.4514, the goods are whole Cheddar cheeses—

(a) of the conventional flat cylindrical shape, of a net weight of not less than 33kg but not more than 44kg and cheeses in cubic blocks; or

(b) in parallelepiped shape, of a net weight of 10kg or more, of a fat content of 50% or more by weight in the dry matter, matured for at least three months.

14.  For quota number 05.4513, the goods are Cheddar made from unpasteurised milk, of a fat content of 50% or more, by weight, in the dry matter, matured for at least nine months, with a value per 100kg net, of not less than—

(a) £334.20 for whole cheeses, being—

(i) cheeses of the conventional flat cylindrical shape of a net weight of not less than 33kg but not more than 44kg, or

(ii) conventional flat cylindrical shape or parallelepiped shape of a net weight of 10kg or more;

(b) £354.83 for cheeses of a net weight of not less than 500g; or

(c) £368.58 for cheeses of a net weight of less than 500g.

15.  For quota numbers 05.4123, 05.4124 and 05.4125, the goods are common wheat of medium and low quality.

16.  For quota numbers 05.4258 and 05.4264, the goods are processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, cooked, containing 25% or more but less than 57% by weight of poultry meat or offal.

17.  For quota numbers 05.4259 and 05.4265, the goods are processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, cooked, containing less than 25% by weight of poultry meat or offal.

Regulation 21

SCHEDULE 2 Licensing Table

Regulation 29

SCHEDULE 3 Proof of Trade Table

Regulation 46

SCHEDULE 4 Crown Dependencies

Modifications in respect of Crown Dependencies: General

1.  The provisions of the Act and of these Regulations, as modified by the following paragraphs, have effect in respect of the customs matters covered by this Schedule.

2.  In this Schedule, “the United Kingdom–Crown Dependencies Customs Union” means, collectively, the customs union arrangements which were specified in the Exchange of Letters and the Arrangements referred to in the following Orders in Council—

(a) The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Guernsey) (EU Exit) Order 2019( 19);

(b) The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Isle of Man) (EU Exit) Order 2019( 20);

(c) The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Jersey) (EU Exit) Order 2019( 21).

Modification of the Act: Crown Dependencies

3.  The Act is modified as follows—

(a) for the purposes of section 11 (quotas), references to goods that are subject to a quota are to be read as including goods that are subject to a quota under equivalent provisions of customs legislation that are in force in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(b) for the purposes of section 19 (reliefs), the reference to provision for full or partial relief from a liability to import duty is to be read as including provision for full or partial relief under equivalent provisions of customs legislation that are in force in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey.

Modification of these Regulations: Crown Dependencies

4.—(1) These Regulations are modified in accordance with paragraph 5 where—

(a) goods that are subject to a quota by virtue of these Regulations are subject to a quota under equivalent customs legislation in force in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey; or

(b) goods that are “preferential quota goods” by virtue of the Customs PTA Regulations are subject to a preferential quota under equivalent customs legislation in force in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey.

(2) Paragraph 5(q) applies to the provision for quota goods to be subject to a licensing system under Part 3, as that Part has effect when read with—

(a) Part 2 of these Regulations; and

(b) regulation 4 of the Customs PTA Regulations,

and for these purposes “quota goods” means goods which are quota goods for the purposes of Part 3.

5.  These Regulations are modified as follows—

(a) references to goods that are “subject to a quota” by virtue of these Regulations are to be read as including goods that are subject to a quota in any territory within the United Kingdom-Crown Dependencies Customs Union and references elsewhere in these Regulations to “quota duty rate”, “quota goods”, “quota number”, “quota period” “Quota Table” and “quota volume” are to be construed accordingly;

(b) references in these Regulations to “the Customs PTA Regulations” are to be read as references to those Regulations as modified by Schedule 2 to the Customs PTA Regulations;

(c) any references to a free-circulation procedure or an authorised use procedure are to be read as including any equivalent free circulation procedure or authorised use procedure under customs legislation in force in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey and—

(i) the meaning of “a customs procedure” in regulation 9(3)(b) and 17(3)(b); and

(ii) references in Part 3 to the release of goods under the free-circulation procedure, as such references apply to goods of a description specified in regulation 21(2),

are to be construed accordingly;

(d) any references to “the Special Procedures Regulations”, other than the reference to those Regulations in regulation 45, are to be read as including a reference to any equivalent customs legislation in force in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(e) in regulation 1(3), the reference to goods imported into the United Kingdom from any country or territory outside the United Kingdom is to be read as including a reference to goods imported into the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(f) in regulation 2—

(i) the definition of the “customs value” of goods is to be read as a reference to the customs value of such goods as determined in accordance with the methodology set out in any provision of customs legislation in force in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey which is equivalent to Part 12 of the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018;

(ii) the reference to other words and expressions having the meaning given in the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 is to be read as a reference to the meaning given to such words and expressions in equivalent customs legislation in force in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(g) in regulation 3(1), the reference to “the United Kingdom” is to be read as a reference to “the United Kingdom or any other territories within the United Kingdom–Crown Dependencies Customs Union where the goods are subject to a quota”;

(h) in regulation 6(1), the reference to “the United Kingdom” is to read as a reference to “the combined territory of the United Kingdom and any other territories within the United Kingdom–Crown Dependencies Customs Union where the goods are subject to a quota”;

(i) in regulation 8, the reference to “the Goods Classification Table” is to be read as including a reference to any such Table made under equivalent customs legislation in force in the Isle of Man or, as the case may be, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

(j) in regulation 9(1)(f), the reference to “Customs” is to be read as including a reference to the customs authorities of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(k) in regulation 11(3), the reference to “the United Kingdom” is to be read as a reference to “the United Kingdom or any other territories within the United Kingdom–Crown Dependencies Customs Union”;

(l) in regulation 12—

(i) in paragraph (1), the reference to “the order in which Customs accept the request to benefit from the relevant quota” is to be read as including a reference to the order of acceptance of such a request by the customs authorities of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey under equivalent provisions of customs legislation in force in those territories;

(ii) in paragraph (2), the references to “acceptance of the goods by Customs” and “acceptance by Customs of the declaration for a customs procedure” are to be read as including the acceptance by the customs authorities of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey of any such declaration of relevant goods into their territories;

(iii) in paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), the references to “Customs” are to be read as including the customs authorities of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(m) in regulation 13—

(i) in paragraph (1), the reference to “acceptance by Customs of the declaration for a customs procedure” is to be read as including the acceptance by the customs authorities of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey of any such declaration of relevant goods into their territories;

(ii) in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), references to “Customs” are to be read as including a reference to the customs authorities of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(n) in regulation 16, the reference to “the arrangements under Part 3 for the importation of quota goods to be subject to a licensing system” under Part 3 is to be read as including a reference to any such arrangements under the licensing system which applies under Part 3, as modified by this Schedule, in relation to applications for a licence to import quota goods from any person intending to import such goods into the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(o) in regulation 19(1) and (2)(b), the references to an import licence being “valid in accordance with regulation 35” are to be read as including a reference to any such licence being valid under the licensing system which applies under Part 3, as modified by this Schedule, in relation to applications for a licence to import quota goods from any person intending to import such goods into the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(p) in regulation 19(3), the reference to “the United Kingdom” is to be read as a reference to “the United Kingdom or any other territories within the United Kingdom–Crown Dependencies Customs Union”;

(q) in Part 3, the provision made for quota goods to be subject to a licensing system is to apply to any application made for a licence to import quota goods from a person intending to import such goods into the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey, in the same way as that licensing system applies to an application from a person intending to import quota goods into the United Kingdom and for these purposes—

(i) in regulation 24 —

(aa) paragraph (1)(a) is disapplied as regards an applicant intending to import quota goods into the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Bailiwick of Jersey and, in the case of an applicant intending to import quota goods into the Isle Of Man, the reference to “the Value Added Tax Act 1994” is to be read as a reference to the equivalent legislation in force in the Isle of Man;

(bb) the references to “established in the United Kingdom” are to be read as references to being established in the United Kingdom or, as the case may be for the applicant concerned, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey and references in paragraph 2(a) and (b) to “the United Kingdom” are accordingly to be read as references to the United Kingdom or, as the case may be the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(ii) in regulation 27(4), the reference to “a declaration for a Customs procedure (including a certified copy of such a declaration)” is to be read as including any such declaration made to the customs authorities of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey for an equivalent customs procedure under customs legislation in force in the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(iii) in regulations 29(2)(a) and 40(4)(a), references to “a Customs declaration” are to be read as including equivalent documentation issued by the customs authorities of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(iv) in regulations 29(2)(b) and 40(4)(b), references to a “used import licence endorsed by an HMRC officer” are to be read as including an equivalent endorsement of any such licence made by the customs authorities of the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey;

(r) in Schedule 1, in paragraph 2 of Part B, the reference to “the United Kingdom” is to be read as including a reference to the Bailiwick of Guernsey or, as the case may be, the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision under Part 1 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (“the Act”) as a consequence of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. They are to be brought into force by way of a separate statutory instrument made under the Act.

The Regulations specify the rate of import duty which is applicable to quota goods (“the quota duty rate”) for the purposes of Part 2 of these Regulations. For the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 2, “quota goods” are goods which meet the qualifying criteria in regulation 9; these criteria include a requirement to meet any conditions for the goods concerned which are specified in Part A of Schedule 1. For the purposes of Chapter 3 of Part 2, “quota goods” are goods which meet the qualifying criteria in regulation 17; these criteria include a requirement to meet any conditions for the goods concerned which are specified in Part B of Schedule 1. Each quota is subject to a total volume (“quota volume”) of goods which may be imported (regulation 6) and applies for a specified period (“the quota period”) (regulation 7). The particulars for the quota duty rate, quota volume, and quota period which apply in respect of each quota are specified in the Table contained in the document entitled “Tariff Quotas, version 1.0”, dated 9th December 2020, (defined in regulation 2 as the “Quota Table”).

Chapter 2 of Part 2 provides that quota goods which are listed in Part A and Part B of the Quota Table are each subject to the quota duty rate, provided, in the case of goods which are listed in Part B, that the goods have also been declared for an authorised use procedure in accordance with the Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. 2018/1249) (“the Special Procedures Regulations”) (regulation 11). The Special Procedures Regulations make provision for the end-use of the goods concerned.

Chapter 2 of Part 2 also makes provision for the allocation of quotas in respect of the quota goods specified in Part A and Part B of the Quota Table. Deductions from quota volumes are allocated against the quantity of imported goods (regulation 12) and quota is allocated against requests received to benefit from the quotas (regulation 13). Regulation 14 identifies quotas for which there is more than one quota period where unused quota volume can be carried into the next quota period. Provision is made for the lodging of a security where quota becomes critical (regulation 15).

Chapter 3 of Part 2 provides that quota goods which are listed in Part C of the Quota Table are subject to the quota duty rate, provided, in the case of goods which are listed in the second section of Part C, that the goods have also been declared for an authorised use procedure in accordance with the Special Procedures Regulations.

Part 3 establishes a licensing system under which applications can be made to the Secretary of State for a licence to import quota goods. The quotas to which this Part applies are identified in Part C of the Quota Table and in specified quotas listed in the “Preferential Quota Table” so defined in the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

Regulation 23 sets out the requirements for the grant of a licence. These include not applying for more than the available quantity of quota goods, qualification as an operator (regulation 24), time limits and the number of applications which may be made for a quota (regulation 25); and lodging the applicable security specified in the Licensing Table set out in Schedule 2 for the quota concerned (regulation 26). Regulation 23 also identifies quotas which attract additional conditions for the grant of a licence, as indicated in the Licensing Table. These conditions are detailed in regulations 27 to 33. The Secretary of State may suspend licence applications where the available quantity published under regulation 22 has been allocated (regulation 34).

Regulation 35 provides for the issue and period of validity of the import licence. The Secretary of State must specify the volume of quota goods to be imported under the licence by applying an allocation coefficient (regulation 36). The licence may be made subject to terms and conditions as the Secretary of State considers necessary (regulation 37). A licence may be transferred to another person if that person meets the conditions specified in regulation 38 and may be surrendered by returning it to the Secretary of State (regulation 39). Regulation 40 sets conditions for the return of any security held by the Secretary of State following the grant of an import licence. The Secretary of State must give notification of any decision to refuse the grant of an import licence (regulation 41) and may apply penalties where any information or document submitted by an applicant for a licence or its transfer is materially incorrect or misleading (regulation 42). In either case, the Secretary of State must notify the person concerned of the right to appeal under regulation 43.

In Part 4, the Special Procedures Regulations are amended (regulation 45). Regulation 46 gives effect to provisions of the Act and of these Regulations as modified by Schedule 4 in relation to the Crown Dependencies.

This instrument is one of a group of instruments covered by an overarching Tax Information and Impact Note. The TIIN primarily focusses on the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and will be available in due course athttps://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-information-and-impact-notes-tiins. A person unable to access this document electronically can arrange access to a hard copy, while government advice on social distancing and unnecessary travel applies, by telephoning the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 03459 33 55 77.