Customs: UK Trade with EU

(asked on 2nd February 2022) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of additional (a) customs charges and (b) other charges on people sending and receiving packages from the EU as a result of the UK having left the EU.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 7th February 2022

The extent to which any charges that may apply affect people sending and receiving packages is based on a range of factors, including individual business decisions and the origin and destination of the goods.

The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement seeks to reduce the costs for traders of customs processes introduced following the end of the transition period with the EU. It supports efficient customs arrangements and ensures that goods originating in the EU or UK are not subject to tariffs. For goods that do not meet requirements of the rules of origin, tariffs still apply.

Imports into the UK are subject to VAT, unless covered by a specific relief, while exports from UK businesses to EU customers are zero-rated for VAT purposes.

The EU VAT treatment of UK goods is a matter for the EU.

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