# The Customs Tariff (Suspension of Import Duty Rates) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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

In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018;
“the Tariff Establishment Regulations” means the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 ;
“the appointed day” means the day appointed by the Treasury by regulations under section 52(2) of the Act for the coming into force of these Regulations;
“commodity code” means the numerical code set out in the Goods Classification Table;
“duty suspension rate” has the meaning given in regulation 4(1);
“Goods Classification Table” has the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Tariff Establishment Regulations;
“specified goods” has the meaning given in regulation 3;
“specified period” has the meaning given in regulation 5;
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“standard rate of import duty” means, in relation to goods falling within a commodity code set out in the Goods Classification Table in the Tariff of the United Kingdom, the rate of import duty applicable to those goods in a standard case ;
“Suspensions of Import Duty Rates Document” means the document entitled “Tariff Suspension Document, version 3.7” dated 1st September 2026;
“Tariff of the United Kingdom” has the meaning given in regulation 1(2) of the Tariff Establishment Regulations;
“United Kingdom business” means a company entered in the register of companies maintained under the Companies Act 2006 with a permanent establishment in the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1435/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/customs-tariff-suspension-of-import-duty-rates-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-2
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