Written questions

Import Duties: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 378 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 22 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason goods imported to Northern Ireland from (a) China and (b) other non-EU countries are charged a higher third country duty tariff than goods imported from those countries to Great Britain.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 22 Jul 2024

Under the terms of the Windsor Framework, goods being brought into Northern Ireland from non-EU countries attract customs duty at the relevant EU rate if they are deemed ‘at risk’ of entering the EU. In some circumstances those duties can be waived or the...