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Published on: 21/06/2010 13:09:00 |
Tariff Quotas: Claims against certain Customs Procedure Codes
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Introduction
Claims to first come first served tariff quotas (please see Notice 375: Tariff Quotas) can only be made at the time of release of the goods concerned to free circulation. They must not be made at any other time, for example upon entry of goods to warehouse or the placing of goods in a regime such as Inward Processing Relief, where customs duty is not immediately payable.
In the worst scenario a claim to quota on goods which are not in fact being released to free circulation could result in the exhaustion of the EU-wide quota concerned; the need to correct the error by cancelling the claim and returning the amount requested to European Commission in Brussels; and the need to subsequently reopen the quota – all of which could take some time during which importers throughout the EU will not have the ability to make claims to the quota concerned.
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Possible CHIEF changes
We are exploring the possibility of making changes to the Customs Computerised Entry Processing System (CHIEF) to prevent it from accepting claims to quota in circumstances other than where goods concerned are being released to free circulation. If possible, the changes will effectively block the ability of importers, agents and forwarders to make claims to first come first served quotas where Customs Procedure Codes (CPCs) beginning with 06, 51, 53, 61, 63, 68, 71, 78 and 91 are entered in box 37 of the customs import declaration.
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We will provide further information on this matter in due course. In the meantime, Importers, agents and forwarders are reminded that they must not make a claim to first come, first served quotas where CPCs in any of the above series are inserted in box 37 of the import declaration.
For further information, contact sales at Impatex on 0870 872 2770 or use our contact form.
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