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Regulation 127 Comparable, identical and similar goodsC1I1

(1)

In this Part—

  • “comparable goods” means—

    1. (a)

      goods which are identical to the chargeable goods presented to Customs on import; or

    2. (b)

      where there are no such identical goods, similar goods;

  • “identical goods” means those goods which are—

    1. (a)

      identical in all relevant characteristics to the chargeable goods presented to Customs on import; and

    2. (b)

      produced in the same territory as those chargeable goods;

  • “similar goods” means goods which in comparison with the chargeable goods presented to Customs on import—

    1. (a)

      have similar characteristics and contain similar materials; and

    2. (b)

      perform the same or a similar function and are regarded as commercially interchangeable.

(2)

HMRC may publish a notice specifying—

(a)

generally or in relation to particular goods the matters to be taken into account in determining whether or not goods are similar to each other; or

(b)

those goods which are similar to other goods.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Pt. 12 applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1605), regs. 1(1), 32; S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch.

Commencement

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Reg. 127 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch.