The Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) Order 1991
S.I. 1991/2925 · Made 31 December 1991
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
Made 31st December 1991
Laid before the House of Commons 31st December 1991
Coming into force 1st January 1992
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 4 of the Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979f1 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
Contents
- 1Article 1
- 2Article 2
- 3Article 3
- 4Article 4
- Signature
- Schedule 1
- Icombined nomenclature headings
- IIcombined nomenclature headings
- IIIPart III
- Schedule 2
- Iindependent countries
- IIcountrierritories dependent or administered or for whose external relations member states of the community or third countries are wholly or partly responsible
- Explanatory note
1
This Order may be cited as the Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st January 1992.
In this Order—
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references to a heading or subheading are references to a heading or subheading in the Combined Nomenclature of the European Economic Communityf1;
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references to customs duty are references to duty charged by the Customs Duties (ECSC) Order 1987f2 in relation to the goods;
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“the EEC Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 693/88f3.
2
Up to and including 31st December 1992, no customs duty shall be charged on goods—
which fall within a heading or subheading in Part I of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) and
which originate in any country named in Schedule 2 hereto other than a country named in column 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto in relation to that heading or subheading as specified in column 1 thereof.
This paragraph shall not apply in respect of goods falling within a heading or subheading indicated with an asterisk in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Order originating in China, nor in respect of goods originating in Romania.
Up to and including 31st December 1992, no customs duty shall be charged on goods—
which fall within a heading or subheading specified in Part II of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) and
which originate in a country named in Schedule 2 hereto.
This paragraph shall not apply in respect of goods falling within a heading or subheading indicated with an asterisk in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Order originating in Romania.
Paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall only apply to goods in respect of which an importer delivers an entry thereof for free circulation (within the meaning of regulation 5 of the Customs Controls on Importation of Goods Regulations 1991f1 and Chapter 2 of Title V of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2561/90f2) containing an application for relief from customs duty in the United Kingdom on or after 1st January 1992 accompanied by such documents as may be required under the provisions of the EEC Regulation.
3
Up to and including 31st December 1992, no customs duty shall be charged on goods falling within a heading or subheading in column 1 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) which originate in a country named in column 2 in relation to that heading or subheading if they form part of the relevant quota.
For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this article the “relevant quota” in relation to any heading or subheading means the amount (expressed as a value in pounds) of goods specified in column 3 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto in relation to the heading or subheading in respect of each of the countries named in column 2 in relation to that heading or subheading.
Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) of this article, goods shall be treated as forming part of the relevant quota in the order in which an entry thereof for free circulation (within the meaning described in article 2(3) above) is accepted on or after the date of the opening of the quota, being an entry containing an application for relief from customs duty accompanied by such documents as may be required under the provisions of the EEC Regulation.
The Commissioners may delay the acceptance of an application for relief from duty in respect of any goods for the purposes of paragraph (3) above for any period not exceeding 7 days from the date of the opening of the quota, and in such a case may, if the amount of the quota is smaller than the total amount of the goods in respect of which applications are made during that period, allocate the quota proportionally among all the applicants whose applications are accepted.
Goods shall not be treated as forming part of the relevant quota if customs duty would not otherwise be chargeable or would not be chargeable at a higher rate than that applying within the quota.
4
For the purpose of this Order goods shall be treated as originating in a country named in column 2 of Part III of Schedule 2 hereto if they are to be regarded as so originating by virtue of the EEC Regulation.
Signature
John Redwood
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs on behalf of the Minister for Trade,
Department of Trade and Industry
31st December 1991
Icombined nomenclature headings
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7207.11-19
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7207.12-11
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7207.12-19
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7207.20-15
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7207.20-31
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7207.20-33
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7208.11-00*
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7208.12-10*
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7208.12-91*
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7208.12-95*
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7208.12-98*
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7208.13-10*
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7208.13-91*
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7208.13-95*
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7208.13-98*
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7208.14-10*
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7208.14-91*
-
7208.14-99*
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7208.21-10*
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7208.21-90*
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7208.22-10*
-
7208.22-91*
-
7208.22-95*
-
7208.22-98*
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7208.23-10*
-
7208.23-91*
-
7208.23-95*
-
7208.23-98*
-
7208.24-10*
-
7208.24-91*
-
7208.24-99*
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7211.12-10*
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7211.19-10*
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7211.22-10*
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7211.29-10*
-
7207.19-15*
-
7207.20-55*
-
7213.10-00*
-
7213.31-00*
-
7213.39-00*
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7213.41-00*
-
7213.49-00*
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7214.20-00*
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7214.40-10*
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7214.40-91*
-
7214.40-99*
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7214.50-10*
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7214.50-91*
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7214.50-99*
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7215.90-10*
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7228.80-90*
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7207.19-31
-
7207.20-71
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7216.10-00
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7216.21-00
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7216.22-00
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7216.31-11
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7216.31-19
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7216.31-91
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7216.31-99
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7216.32-11
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7216.32-19
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7216.32-91
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7216.32-99
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7216.33-10
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7216.33-90
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7216.40-10
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7216.40-90
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7216.50-10
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7216.50-90
-
7216.90-10
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7301.10-00
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7208.32-10*
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7208.32-30*
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7208.32-51*
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7208.32-59*
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7208.32-91*
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7208.32-99*
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7208.33-10*
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7208.33-91*
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7208.33-99*
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7208.34-10*
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7208.34-90*
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7208.35-10*
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7208.42-10*
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7208.42-30*
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7208.42-51*
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7208.42-59*
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7208.42-91*
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7208.42-99*
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7208.43-10*
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7208.43-91*
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7208.43-99*
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7208.44-10*
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7208.44-90*
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7208.45-10*
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7208.45-90*
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7208.90-10*
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7209.12-10*
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7209.12-90*
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7209.13-10*
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7209.13-90*
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7209.14-10*
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7209.14-90*
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7209.22-10*
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7209.22-90*
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7209.23-10*
-
7209.23-90*
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7209.24-10*
-
7209.24-91*
-
7209.24-99*
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7209.32-10*
-
7209.32-90*
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7209.33-10*
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7209.33-90*
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7209.34-10*
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7209.34-90*
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7209.42-10*
-
7209.42-90*
-
7209.43-10*
-
7209.43-90*
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7209.44-10*
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7209.44-90*
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7209.90-10*
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7210.11-10*
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7210.12-11*
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7210.12-19*
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7210.20-10*
-
7210.31-10*
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7210.39-10*
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7210.41-10*
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7210.49-10*
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7210.50-10*
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7210.60-11*
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7210.60-19*
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7210.70-31*
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7210.70-39*
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7210.90-31*
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7210.90-33*
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7210.90-35*
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7210.90-39*
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7211.30-10*
-
7211.41-10*
-
7211.49-10*
-
7211.90-11*
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7212.10-10*
-
7212.10-91*
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7212.21-11*
-
7212.29-11*
-
7212.30-11*
-
7212.40-10*
-
7212.40-91*
-
7212.50-31*
-
7212.50-51*
-
7212.60-11*
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7207.11-11
-
7207.19-11
-
7207.20-11
-
7207.20-17
-
7207.20-51
-
7207.20-57
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7213.20-00
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7213.50-10
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7213.50-90
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7214.30-00
-
7214.60-00
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7218.90-11
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7218.90-13
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7218.90-15
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7218.90-19
-
7218.90-50
-
7219.11-10
-
7219.11-90
-
7219.12-10
-
7219.12-90
-
7219.13-10
-
7219.13-90
-
7219.14-10
-
7219.14-90
-
7219.21-11
-
7219.21-19
-
7219.21-90
-
7219.22-10
-
7219.22-90
-
7219.23-10
-
7219.23-90
-
7219.24-10
-
7219.24-90
-
7219.33-10
-
7219.33-90
-
7219.34-10
-
7219.34-90
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7219.35-10
-
7219.35-90
-
7219.90-11
-
7219.90-19
-
7220.11-00
-
7220.12-00
-
7220.20-10
-
7220.90-11
-
7220.90-31
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7221.00-10
-
7221.00-90
-
7222.10-11
-
7222.10-19
-
7222.10-51
-
7222.10-59
-
7222.10-99
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7222.30-10
-
7222.40-11
-
7222.40-19
-
7222.40-30
-
7224.90-01
-
7224.90-09
-
7224.90-15
-
7224.90-30
-
7225.10-10
-
7225.10-91
-
7225.10-99
-
7225.20-10
-
7225.20-19
-
7225.20-30
-
7225.30-00
-
7225.40-10
-
7225.40-30
-
7225.40-50
-
7225.40-70
-
7225.40-90
-
7225.50-10
-
7225.50-90
-
7225.90-10
-
7226.10-10
-
7226.10-30
-
7226.20-10
-
7226.20-31
-
7226.20-51
-
7226.20-71
-
7226.91-10
-
7226.91-90
-
7226.92-10
-
7226.99-11
-
7226.99-31
-
7227
-
7228.10-10
-
7228.10-30
-
7228.20-11
-
7228.20-19
-
7228.20-30
-
7228.30-10
-
7228.30-30
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7228.30-80
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7228.60-10
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7228.70-10
-
7228.70-31
-
7228.80-10
IIcombined nomenclature headings
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7208.31-00*
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7208.41-00*
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7211.11-00*
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7211.21-00*
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7211.12-90*
-
7211.19-91*
-
7211.19-99*
-
7211.22-90*
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7211.29-91*
-
7211.29-99*
-
7211.41-91*
-
7212.60-91*
-
7209.11-00
-
7209.21-00
-
7209.31-00
-
7209.41-00
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7219.31-10
-
7219.31-90
-
7219.32-10
-
7219.32-90
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7302.10-31*
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7302.10-39*
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7302.10-90*
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7302.20-00*
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7302.40-10*
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7302.90-10*
III
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Combined Nomenclature headings | Country of Origin | Amount of Quotas |
| 7208.11-00 | Brazil | £436,754 |
| 7208.12-10 | Venezuela | |
| 7208.12-91 | 7208.12-95 | |
| 7208.12-98 | ||
| 7208.13-10 | ||
| 7208.13-91 | ||
| 7208.13-95 | ||
| 7208.13-98 | ||
| 7208.14-10 | ||
| 7208.14-91 | ||
| 7208.14-99 | ||
| 7208.21-10 | ||
| 7208.21-90 | ||
| 7208.22-10 | ||
| 7208.22-91 | ||
| 7208.22-95 | ||
| 7208.22-98 | ||
| 7208.23-10 | ||
| 7208.23-91 | ||
| 7208.23-95 | ||
| 7208.23-98 | ||
| 7208.24-10 | ||
| 7208.24-91 | ||
| 7208.24-99 | ||
| 7211.12-10 | ||
| 7211.19-10 | ||
| 7211.22-10 | ||
| 7211.29-10 | ||
| 7207.19-15 | Argentina | £270,690 |
| 7207.20-55 | Brazil | |
| 7213.10-00 | Venezuela | |
| 7213.31-00 | ||
| 7213.39-00 | ||
| 7213.41-00 | ||
| 7213.49-00 | ||
| 7214.20-00 | ||
| 7214.40-10 | ||
| 7214.40-91 | ||
| 7214.40-99 | ||
| 7214.50-10 | ||
| 7214.50-91 | ||
| 7214.50-99 | ||
| 7215.90-10 | ||
| 7228.80-90 | ||
| 7208.32-10 | Argentina | £741,987 |
| 7208.32-30 | Brazil | |
| 7208.32-51 | ||
| 7208.32-59 | ||
| 7208.32-91 | ||
| 7208.32-99 | ||
| 7208.33-10 | ||
| 7208.33-91 | ||
| 7208.33-99 | ||
| 7208.34-10 | ||
| 7208.34-90 | ||
| 7208.35-10 | ||
| 7208.35-90 | ||
| 7208.42-10 | ||
| 7208.42-30 | ||
| 7208.42-51 | ||
| 7208.42-59 | ||
| 7208.42-91 | ||
| 7208.42-99 | ||
| 7208.43-10 | ||
| 7208.43-91 | ||
| 7208.43-99 | ||
| 7208.44-10 | ||
| 7208.44-90 | ||
| 7208.45-10 | ||
| 7208.45-90 | ||
| 7208.90-10 | ||
| 7209.12-10 | ||
| 7209.12-90 | ||
| 7209.13-10 | ||
| 7209.13-90 | ||
| 7209.14-10 | ||
| 7209.14-90 | ||
| 7209.22-10 | ||
| 7209.22-90 | ||
| 7209.23-10 | ||
| 7209.23-90 | ||
| 7209.24-10 | ||
| 7209.24-91 | ||
| 7209.24-99 | ||
| 7209.32-10 | ||
| 7209.32-90 | ||
| 7209.33-10 | ||
| 7209.33-90 | ||
| 7209.34-10 | ||
| 7209.34-90 | ||
| 7209.42-10 | ||
| 7209.42-90 | ||
| 7209.43-10 | ||
| 7209.43-90 | ||
| 7209.44-10 | ||
| 7209.44-90 | ||
| 7209.90-10 | ||
| 7210.11-10 | ||
| 7210.12-11 | ||
| 7210.12-19 | ||
| 7210.20-10 | ||
| 7210.31-10 | ||
| 7210.39-10 | ||
| 7210.41-10 | ||
| 7210.49-10 | ||
| 7210.50-10 | ||
| 7210.60-11 | ||
| 7210.60-19 | ||
| 7210.70-31 | ||
| 7210.70-39 | ||
| 7210.90-31 | ||
| 7210.90-33 | ||
| 7210.90-35 | ||
| 7210.90-39 | ||
| 7211.30-10 | ||
| 7211.41-10 | ||
| 7211.49-10 | ||
| 7211.90-11 | ||
| 7212.10-10 | ||
| 7212.10-91 | ||
| 7212.21-11 | ||
| 7212.29-11 | ||
| 7212.30-11 | ||
| 7212.40-10 | ||
| 7212.40-91 | ||
| 7212.50-31 | ||
| 7212.50-51 | ||
| 7212.60-11 | ||
| 7207.11-11 | Brazil | £750,634 |
| 7207.19-11 | ||
| 7207.20-11 | ||
| 7207.20-17 | ||
| 7207.20-51 | ||
| 7207.20-57 | ||
| 7213.20-00 | ||
| 7213.50-10 | ||
| 7213.50-90 | ||
| 7214.30-00 | ||
| 7214.60-00 | ||
| 7218.90-11 | ||
| 7218.90-13 | ||
| 7218.90-15 | ||
| 7218.90-19 | ||
| 7218.90-50 | ||
| 7219.11-10 | ||
| 7219.11-90 | ||
| 7219.12-10 | ||
| 7219.12-90 | ||
| 7219.13-10 | ||
| 7219.13-90 | ||
| 7219.14-10 | ||
| 7219.14-90 | ||
| 7219.21-11 | ||
| 7219.21-19 | ||
| 7219.21-90 | ||
| 7219.22-10 | ||
| 7219.22-90 | ||
| 7219.23-10 | ||
| 7219.23-90 | ||
| 7219.24-10 | ||
| 7219.24-90 | ||
| 7219.33-10 | ||
| 7219.33-90 | ||
| 7219.34-10 | ||
| 7219.34-90 | ||
| 7219.35-10 | ||
| 7219.35-90 | ||
| 7219.90-11 | ||
| 7219.90-19 | ||
| 7220.11-00 | ||
| 7220.12-00 | ||
| 7220.20-10 | ||
| 7220.90-11 | ||
| 7220.90-31 | ||
| 7221.00-10 | ||
| 7221.00-90 | ||
| 7222.10-11 | ||
| 7222.10-19 | ||
| 7222.10-51 | ||
| 7222.10-59 | ||
| 7222.10-99 | ||
| 7222.30-10 | ||
| 7222.40-11 | ||
| 7222.40-19 | ||
| 7222.40-30 | ||
| 7224.90-01 | ||
| 7224.90-09 | ||
| 7224.90-15 | ||
| 7224.90-30 | ||
| 7225.10-10 | ||
| 7225.10-91 | ||
| 7225.10-99 | ||
| 7225.20-10 | ||
| 7225.20-19 | ||
| 7225.20-30 | ||
| 7225.30-00 | ||
| 7225.40-10 | ||
| 7225.40-30 | ||
| 7225.40-50 | ||
| 7225.40-70 | ||
| 7225.40-90 | ||
| 7225.50-10 | ||
| 7225.50-90 | ||
| 7225.90-10 | ||
| 7226.10-10 | ||
| 7226.10-30 | ||
| 7226.20-10 | ||
| 7226.20-31 | ||
| 7226.20-51 | ||
| 7226.20-71 | ||
| 7226.91-10 | ||
| 7226.91-90 | ||
| 7226.92-10 | ||
| 7226.99-11 | ||
| 7226.99-31 | ||
| 7227 | ||
| 7228.10-10 | ||
| 7228.10-30 | ||
| 7228.20-11 | ||
| 7228.20-19 | ||
| 7228.20-30 | ||
| 7228.30-10 | ||
| 7228.30-30 | ||
| 7228.30-80 | ||
| 7228.60-10 | ||
| 7228.70-10 | ||
| 7228.70-31 | ||
| 7228.80-10 |
Iindependent countries
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Afghanistan
-
Algeria
-
Angola
-
Antigua and Barbuda
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Argentina
-
Bahamas
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Bahrain
-
Bangladesh
-
Barbados
-
Belize
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Benin
-
Bhutan
-
Bolivia
-
Botswana
-
Brazil
-
Brunei Darussalam
-
Burkina Faso
-
Burma
-
Burundi
-
Cambodia
-
Cameroon
-
Cape Verde, Republic of
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Central African Republic
-
Chad
-
Chile
-
China
-
Columbia
-
Comoros
-
Congo, Peoples' Republic of
-
Costa Rica
-
Cuba
-
Cyprus
-
Djibouti
-
Dominica
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Dominican Republic
-
Ecuador
-
Egypt
-
El Salvador
-
Equatorial Guinea
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Ethiopia
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Fiji
-
Gabon
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Gambia
-
Ghana
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Grenada
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Guatemala
-
Guinea
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Guinea Bissau
-
Guyana
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Haiti
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Honduras
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India
-
Indonesia
-
Iran
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Iraq
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Ivory Coast
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Jamaica
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Jordan
-
Kenya
-
Kiribati
-
Kuwait
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Laos Peoples' Democratic Republic
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Lebanon
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Lesotho
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Liberia
-
Libya
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Madagascar
-
Malawi
-
Malaysia
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Maldives, Republic of
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Mali
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Marshall Islands, Republic of
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Mauritania
-
Mauritius
-
Mexico
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Micronesia, Federated States of
-
Mongolia
-
Morocco
-
Mozambique
-
Namibia
-
Nauru
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Nepal
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Nicaragua
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Oman
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Pakistan
-
Palau, Republic of
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Panama
-
Papua New Guinea
-
Paraguay
-
Peru
-
Philippines
-
Qatar
-
Romania
-
Rwanda
-
Sao Tome and Principe
-
Saudi Arabia
-
Senegal
-
Seychelles and Dependencies
-
Sierra Leone
-
Singapore
-
Solomon Islands
-
Somalia
-
Sri Lanka
-
St Christopher and Nevis, Federation of
-
St Lucia
-
St Vincent
-
Sudan
-
Surinam
-
Swaziland
-
Syria
-
Tanzania
-
Thailand
-
Togo
-
Tonga
-
Trinidad and Tobago
-
Tunisia
-
Tuvalu
-
Uganda
-
United Arab Emirates
-
Uruguay
-
Vanuatu
-
Venezuela
-
Vietnam
-
Western Samoa, Independent State of
-
Yemen
-
Zaire
-
Zambia
-
Zimbabwe
IIcountrierritories dependent or administered or for whose external relations member states of the community or third countries are wholly or partly responsible
-
American Oceaniaf1
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Anguilla
-
Aruba
-
Australian Antarctic Territories
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Australian Oceania (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island)
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Bermuda
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British Antarctic Territories
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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British Virgin Islands and Montserrat
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Cayman Islands
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Falkland Islands
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French Polynesia
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French Southern and Antarctic Territories
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Gibraltar
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Greenland
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Hong Kong
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Macao
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Mayotte
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Netherlands Antilles
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New Caledonia and Dependencies
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New Zealand Oceania (Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue Islands)
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Pitcairn
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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St Helena
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St Helena Dependencies
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St Pierre and Miquelon
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Virgin Islands of the United States
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Wallis and Futuna Islands
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which comes into force on 1st January 1992, provides for reliefs from customs duty (in so far as it is charged) on certain iron and steel products originating in the developing countries named in Schedule 2 to the Order in accordance with a Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community meeting within the Council, of 3rd December 1991f1. The reliefs are provided under the Community’s Generalised Tariff Preference Scheme for Developing Countries.
The reliefs apply with effect from 1st January 1992 up to and including 31st December 1992.