# The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Regulation 24: Part 4 interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Part—
“accompanied baggage on departure” means baggage which—
(a)accompanies an individual when departing from the United Kingdom; or
(b)would have accompanied the individual had the baggage not been delayed in transit from the United Kingdom;
“containers” has the same meaning as in Article 1 of the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972, done at Geneva on 2 December 1972 under the auspices of the United Nations International Maritime Organisation ;
“non-commercial goods” means goods—
(a)which are provided by one individual to another;
(b)where no payment is made, directly or indirectly, for the goods by the recipient;
(c)which are for the personal use of the recipient; and
(d)which do not form part of a series of consignments of goods made between the individuals;
“personal gifts on export” means goods contained within accompanied baggage on departure of a qualifying departing traveller which—
(a)are intended for an individual's personal use;
(b)are not exported for commercial purposes; and
(c)do not form part of a series of consignments of goods exported by the qualifying departing traveller;
“qualifying departing traveller” means an individual who—
(a)is resident in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and is departing for a temporary stay outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man; or
(b)is not resident in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man and is departing after a temporary stay in the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1605/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/customs-northern-ireland-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-24
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