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BREXIT No -deal tariffs revealed


ON March 1 3 the UK Government revealed the tariffs and quotas that would apply to goods imported into the UK in the event of a no‐deal Brexit ‐ circumstances under which the UK’s relationship with the EU must default toWorld Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.


Under those rules, the UK must treat each of the 1 6 4 countries that are members of the WTO


equally unless a trade deal has been agreed with a country or trading block. This means that a tariff applied to imported goods must be the same, wherever those goods come from.


The UK has the right to decide what those tariffs are for different products, provided they are


below the maximum level set by the WTO. Any WTO member can also set a volume limit below which tariffs are set at zero or lower rates ‐ known as a Tariff Rate Quota.


The same principles apply to the EU, but of course the EU already has set tariff and TRQ levels


for imports from non‐EU members with which the EU does not have a trade agreement. This means that in the event of a no‐deal Brexit the EU cannot allow tariff rates for products


Beef Carcases or half‐carcases


Compensated quarters, bone‐in


Boneless cuts


Frozen boneless forequarters (maximum 5 pieces) or


compensated quarters in two blocks


Frozen boneless crop, chuck‐ and‐blade and brisket cuts


Frozen other boneless cuts EU Tariff rate 1 2 .8% + € 1 .7 7/kg 1 2 .8% + € 1 .7 7/kg 1 2 .8% + € 3 .0 3 /kg 1 2 .8% + € 2 .2 1 /kg 1 2 .8% + € 2 .2 1 /kg 1 2 .8% + € 3 .0 4/kg


Milk & cream, not concentrated or sweetened Fat content 1 ‐3%, in immediate packings of <=2 litres Fat content 3 ‐6%, in immediate packings of >2 litres Fat content 2 1 ‐4 5%, in immediate packings of >2


Butter and fats/oils derived from milk


Natural butter, fat content <=8 5%, in immediate packings of <=1kg


Natural butter, fat content <=8 5%, in immediate packings >=1kg


Butter Of A Fat Content, ByWeight, Of >8 5% But <=9 5% (Excl. Dehydrated Butter and Ghee)


Other fats & oils derived from milk, fat content >=9 9 .3%, water content <=0 .5%


imported from the UK which differ from those applied for all other countries with which it does not have a deal.


While the UK must charge the same tariff on imports from any country, it is possible to set


standards that ensure food safety is not compromised ‐ known as Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) standards. The UK has already submitted these standards to the WTO where they have been challenged by many countries, including the USA.


The tables below and on page 3 give comparisons between UK no‐deal rates and those which


apply for imports to the EU for a selection of agricultural products. Where tariff rates are expressed as a percentage, this represents a percentage of the value of the product ‐ for example, if the market price for a product was € 5 per kilogram and the tariff rate was 4 0% + € 1 /kg, the tax applied on imports would be 4 0%X€ 5 + € 1 which is a total of € 3 or 6 0% of the product value. Figures based on 2 0 1 6 ‐2 0 1 8 average prices are courtesy of AHDB.


UK Tariff rate


Zero for first 1 2 4 ,0 0 0 tonnes then 6 .8% + € 0 .9 3 /kg


Zero for first 1 2 4 ,0 0 0 tonnes then 6 .8% + € 0 .9 3 /kg


Zero for first 1 2 4 ,0 0 0 tonnes then 6 .8% + € 1 .6 0 /kg


Zero for first 5 6 ,0 0 0 tonnes then 6 .8% + € 1 .17/kg


Zero for first 5 6 ,0 0 0 tonnes then 6 .8% + € 1 .17/kg


Zero for first 5 6 ,0 0 0 tonnes then 6 .8% + € 1 .6 1 /kg


EU Tariff rate € 0 .1 9 /kg € 0 .2 2 /kg € 1 .0 9 /kg


EU tariff rate € 1 .9 0 /kg € 1 .9 0 /kg € 2 .3 1 /kg € 2 .3 1 /kg


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UK Tariff rate Zero Zero Zero


UK tariff rate € 0 .6 1 /gk € 0 .6 1 /gk € 0 .74/kg Zero EU rate based on 2016‐18 average prices 70% 7 7% 4 1% 1 2 0% 67% 1 5 0% EU rate based on


2016‐18 average prices 27%


5 6% 26%


EU rate based on UK rate based on 2016‐18 average prices 37% 4 0% 3 5% 6 3% 3 6% 7 9% UK rate based on


2016‐18 average prices 0%


0% 0%


UK rate based on


2016‐18 average prices 2016‐18 average prices 3 8%


1 2% 4 6% 5 5% 4 9% 1 5% 1 8% 0%


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