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Written question asked by Stella Creasy (Labour) on Thursday, 21 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Steve Baker (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 March 2024 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Import Controls: Fees and Charges

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, whether consignments requiring a Safety and Security declaration but not subject to SPS requirements will be required to pay the Common User Charge.

Answer

The forecast number of Safety & Security (S&S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.

All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.

If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19857
Session
2023-24
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Subjects
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Link
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