The Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and Other Reliefs) Order 1987

• Citation: S.I. 1987/2126
• Sections: 4

Section 1

(1) This Order may be cited as the Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and Other Reliefs) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st January 1988.

(2) In this Order—

references to a heading or subheading are references to a heading or subheading in the Combined Nomenclature of the European Economic Community ;

references to customs duty are references to duty charged by the Customs Duties (ECSC) (No.2) Order 1985 in relation to the goods;

“the EEC Regulations ” means Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No. 3749/83 , Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2955/85 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2466/86 on the concept of originating products.

Section 2

(1) Up to and including 31st December 1988, no customs duty shall be charged on goods—

(a) which fall within a heading or subheading in Part 1 of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) and

(b) which originate in any country named in Schedule 2 hereto other than a country named in column 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto in relation to that heading or subheading as specified in column 1 thereof.

This paragraph shall not apply in respect of any goods falling within headings 7207, 7208, 7209, 7210, 7211, 7212, 7213, 7214, 7215 or 7228 originating in China nor in respect of any goods originating in Yugoslavia.

(2) Up to and including 31st December 1988, no customs duty shall be charged on goods—

(a) which fall within a heading or subheading specified in Part II of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) and

(b) which originate in a country named in Schedule 2 hereto.

(3) Up to and including 31st December 1988, no customs duty shall be charged on goods which fall within the headings 7209 or 7219 and originate in Romania.

(4) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above shall only apply to goods in respect of which an importer delivers an entry thereof for home use (within the meaning of section 37 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and Regulation 13 of the Customs Warehousing Regulations 1979 containing an application for relief from customs duty in the United Kingdom on or after 1st January 1988 accompanied by such documents as may be required under the provisions of the EEC Regulations. This paragraph shall not apply in respect of any goods falling within the headings 7207, 7211 or 7212 originating in Yugoslavia.

Section 3

(1) Up to and including 31st December 1988, no customs duty shall be charged on goods falling within a heading or subheading specified in column 1 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) which originate in a country named in column 2 in relation to that heading or subheading if they form part of the relevant quota.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this Article the “relevant quota” in relation to any heading or subheading means the amount (expressed as a value in pounds) of goods specified in column 3 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto in relation to the heading or subheading in respect of each of the countries named in column 2 in relation to that heading or subheading.

(3) Article 4 of the Customs Duties Quota Relief (Administration) Order 1986 shall apply for the purposes of this Article subject to the modification that the application for relief from customs duty shall be accompanied by such documents as may be required under the provisions of the EEC Regulations.

Section 4

For the purpose of this Order goods shall be treated as originating in a country named in column 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 or in Schedule 2 hereto or Romania if they are to be regarded as so originating by virtue of the EEC Regulations.