{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/value-added-tax-miscellaneous-amendments-and-revocations-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/value-added-tax-miscellaneous-amendments-and-revocations-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/59",
  "legislation_title": "The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/value-added-tax-miscellaneous-amendments-and-revocations-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Value Added Tax (Imported Goods) Relief Order 1984",
  "text": "(1) The Value Added Tax (Imported Goods) Relief Order 1984 is amended as follows.\n(2) In article 2—\n(a) in paragraph (1)—\n(i) in the definitions of “abroad”, “exported” and “sent” for “the member States”, in each place it occurs, substitute “ the United Kingdom ”;\n(ii) after the definition of “exported” insert—\n“ “importation” is to be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of the Value Added Tax Act 1994; ”;\n(iii) omit the definition of “third country”;\n(b) for paragraph (2) substitute—\n“(2) In this Order, references to a heading or sub-heading are references to a heading or sub-heading of the customs tariff (within the meaning of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018) code.”;\n(c) omit paragraphs (4) and (5).\n(3) In article 3, in paragraph (2) omit “from a place outside or within the member States”.\n(4) In Schedule 2—\n(a) in Group 3, in Item 3 for “in a third country” substitute “ abroad ”;\n(b) in Group 5—\n(i) in Item 3 omit “from a place outside the member States”;\n(ii) for Note (2) substitute—\n“(2) Item 3 applies only to the extent that conditions for the equivalent import duty relief are met.”;\n(c) in Group 6—\n(i) in Items 4 and 5 for “one or more member States”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ the United Kingdom ”;\n(ii) in Note (5) for “the Commission of the European Union” substitute “ HM Treasury ”;\n(d) in Group 7, in Note (2) omit “third”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3(2)(a)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments, Northern Ireland Protocol and Savings and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1545), regs. 1, 104(2) (with regs. 109-131); S.I. 2020/1641, reg. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1984/746; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1987/2108, 1988/2212, 1992/3120 and 2011/1043."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 not in force at made date, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1641, reg. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/59/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:49:11.434182+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}