Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Tuesday, 31 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 February 2006. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 February 2006 on behalf of the Treasury.
Intrastat
- Question
- To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what purpose HM Revenue and Customs collects statistics on behalf of Intrastat on the weight of goods imported from other EU member states; and what assessment he has made of the cost to businesses of collating this information.
- Answer
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All member states have a legal requirement to collect Intrastat statistics on the weight of goods imported from other EU countries. These statistics are used by the European Union, the UK Government and private sector for economic monitoring and informing business decisions. This information is also used by HM Revenue and Customs to assure the Intrastat information provided. The cost to businesses of collating this information cannot be identified separately from the costs calculated for Intrastat information in totality. From 1 January 2006 member states may decide to remove the need for ‘net mass' information where the ‘supplementary unit' is required. A third of all commodity codes are included in this simplification which HM Revenue and Customs is implementing in the UK.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 48582; 442 c1118W;442 c1118W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- EU countries Imports Measurement Statistics Intrastat
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