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Written question asked by Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice) on Monday, 14 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 July 2025 (named day). It was answered by James Murray (Labour) on Thursday, 17 July 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.

UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money HMRC has taken in (a) duties and (b) tariffs for the EU on goods moving from Great Britain to the EU at (i) Belfast, (ii) Larne, (iii) Warrenpoint and (iv) Foyle in 2025; and what is the value of any (A) duties and (B) tariffs outstanding.

Answer

HMRC is responsible for collecting customs duties on behalf of the UK Government, not the European Union.

Under the Windsor Framework, where goods are moving from Great Britain to the EU via Northern Ireland, HMRC will charge the EU rate of duty. This duty is paid to HMRC and not remitted to the EU.

HMRC publishes data on customs duties collected on an annual and monthly basis. However, this is provided on a national level and is not broken down into movements via specific ports. The information can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk.

HMRC does not disclose the value of outstanding customs duties as this data may be commercially sensitive. HMRC has well established processes to collect duties that are due, such as duty deferment accounts.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
67760
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Import duties Northern Ireland Ports Revenue and Customs UK trade with EU
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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