# The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods: Developing Countries Trading Scheme) Regulations 2023, Regulation 22: Product specific rule safeguard measure

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

(1) The Secretary of State may publish a product specific rule notice, varying the conditions for processing to constitute an important stage of manufacture in LDCs for specified goods, where the Secretary of State determines that—
(a) there are increased quantities of specified goods imports from LDCs, and
(b) those imports are causing, or threaten to cause, significant disruption to UK producers of like goods or directly competing goods.
(2) In determining whether increased quantities of specified goods imports are causing, or threaten to cause, significant disruption for United Kingdom producers of like goods or directly competing goods the Secretary of State must take into account whether—
(a) any such producers have suffered a deterioration in their economic or financial situation, which has had or is likely to have an effect upon their—
(i) market share;
(ii) production;
(iii) stocks;
(iv) production capacity;
(v) solvency;
(vi) profitability;
(vii) capacity utilisation;
(b) employment in the United Kingdom is adversely affected.
(3) A product specific rule notice must contain details of—
(a) the specified goods to which the product specific rule notice applies;
(b) the new conditions for processing to constitute an important stage of manufacture that will apply;
(c) the day the variation of the conditions begins which must be after a period of at least 12 weeks, beginning with the day after the day on which the notice is published.
(4) In this regulation—
“directly competing goods” means goods that are regarded by the Secretary of State as competing in the same market in the United Kingdom as the specified goods in question in terms of the characteristics, intended use and price of the goods;
“increased quantities” means an increase in the volume of imports, whether in absolute terms or relative to the total production in the United Kingdom of like goods and directly competing goods;
“like goods” means goods which are like the specified goods in question in all respects, or have characteristics closely resembling those of the specified goods in question;
“specified goods” means goods of Chapter 11 and heading 2309.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/557/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/customs-origin-of-chargeable-goods-developing-countries-trading-scheme-regulations-2023/regulation-22
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