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909174

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) checks and (b) controls placed on goods exiting the UK destined for markets outside the EU are.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	146129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>A customs export declaration must be completed before commercial goods can be taken outside the EU. In most cases this is an electronic export declaration which is submitted via HMRC’s National Export System (NES), although exceptionally paper export declarations may be used.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>HMRC automatically risk assesses all export declarations, and in a minority of cases will carry out more detailed documentary checks. In some circumstances, Border Force staff may intercept the goods to undertake physical examinations or stop the movement of particular consignments.</p><p> </p><p>Exports of some goods are controlled. Businesses may need to apply for a licence, or comply with specific regulations when moving relevant goods. The types of goods that may be subject to additional controls include: weapons and other goods and technologies with a potential military use; some agricultural products and processed foods; valuable antiques and works of art; dangerous chemicals, and; live animals, plants and meat. Further information can be found on the HMRC website.</p><p> </p><p>Goods exported from the EU will be subject to the import procedures of the country they arrive in. It is the legal responsibility of the importing business or individual in the destination country to ensure that they comply with all relevant processes and checks, including paying import duties where required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/05/2018 10:00:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1087764

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer , what support his Department provides to UK businesses preparing and completing (a) import and (b) export declarations.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	909800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. However in the event of a ‘no deal’ businesses who trade with the EU will be subject to customs controls in the same way as businesses who are trading with the rest of the world. To help businesses make this transition, a number of temporary easements have been put in place which will help businesses make this transition.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to proactively support businesses to meet their customs obligations engaging with a broad range of UK businesses and associations. Extensive guidance is available on gov.uk. HMRC has already written to 145,000 VAT registered EU businesses and 77,000 traders who trade with non-EU countries, to explain the steps they need to take to ahead of making import/export declarations. In addition, HMRC are actively engaged with a range of associations, small business trade bodies and intermediaries to help them prepare their members for any new customs obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Further support is available from customs intermediaries. HMRC wrote to businesses in February to explain what steps businesses should take, including how to make customs declarations themselves or via an intermediary. An £8 million investment has been made available to support intermediary training and increased automation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/03/2019 15:54:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

885329

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has in place to ensure the efficiency of border arrangements for the import of components in complex supply chains from non-EU countries.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	136192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>Future customs arrangements depend on the outcome of the negotiations. The Government remains clear that the UK’s future customs arrangements should be as frictionless as possible, ensuring that traffic continues to flow as freely as possible at all ports. HM Revenue and Customs has engaged with a large number of businesses and ports to understand what may impact them in future, to identify any customs challenges they may face and to support businesses with the necessary education and guidance structures to be ready for future customs arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/04/2018 13:07:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

873667

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer , what information the Government holds on the proportion of outward trade flows from UK ports which represents goods which originated from outside the UK in each of the last five years; and if he will publish that information by (a) country of origin and (b) sector.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	134781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) are responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade Statistics. HMRC do not collect information about the country of origin of goods when they are exported from the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/04/2018 10:49:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

765996

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide breakdowns of UK (a) exports to and (b) imports from the top five countries, as published in HM Revenue and Customs' Overseas Trade Statistics for each month since June 2012 adjusted to remove exports and imports of non-monetary gold from the data.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	106286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs is responsible for the collection of data on imports and exports of goods into the United Kingdom. The attached provides a breakdown of UK exports to, and imports from, the top five countries for each month since June 2012 by value adjusted to exclude exports and imports of non-monetary gold.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/10/2017 16:07:08 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride attachment 1 file name 171010 PQ 16471 v1.0.xlsx title imports/exports
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1078543

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of money that would accrue to the public purse annually as a result of tariffs on imports from non-EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	226516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The amount of customs revenue collected from non-EU countries will be dependent on the rates of import duty set. In the event of “no deal” the Government will make an announcement, once a decision is finalised, and publish new UK duty rates, which will apply equally to all countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/03/2019 17:13:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson