Reference Document for The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Find out about the product-specific rules, to determine the origin of imports outside of a preferential agreement.
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This document sets out the product-specific rules, to determine the origin of imports outside of a preferential agreement.
The purpose of the Statutory Instrument is to establish the UK’s non preferential rules of origin, which gives effect to the above reference document, with the product-specific rules. Non preferential rules of origin determine the economic nationality of imports that arrive outside of preferential agreements.
The rules provided in this reference document are to be applied to goods on the basis of their classification in the Goods Classification Table, and the Rules of Interpretation, contained in the Tariff of the United Kingdom version 1.6 reference document.
The statutory instruments that have given legal effect to the “Special Rules for Determining Non-Preferential Origin” reference document, and previous versions of this document, can be found at:
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This document sets out the product-specific rules, to determine the origin of imports outside of a preferential agreement.
The purpose of the Statutory Instrument is to establish the UK’s non preferential rules of origin, which gives effect to the above reference document, with the product-specific rules. Non preferential rules of origin determine the economic nationality of imports that arrive outside of preferential agreements.
The rules provided in this reference document are to be applied to goods on the basis of their classification in the Goods Classification Table, and the Rules of Interpretation, contained in the Tariff of the United Kingdom version 1.6 reference document.
The statutory instruments that have given legal effect to the “Special Rules for Determining Non-Preferential Origin” reference document, and previous versions of this document, can be found at:
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2025-04-02 12:39
The Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.24, dated 27 March 2025 (entry into force 27 April 2025) added.
2024-12-09 15:58
Added: The Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.22, dated 4 December 2024 (entry into force on 1 January 2025).
2024-10-08 13:12
Added: The Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.21, dated 30 September 2024 (entry into force 30 October 2024).
2024-04-26 16:22
The Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.20, dated 23 April 2024 (entry into force on 17 May) added
2024-02-02 14:03
The Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.19, dated 31st January 2024 – file attachment CREATEDThe Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.18, dated 11th December 2023 – file attachment DELETED
2024-01-09 10:49
The Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.18, dated 11th December 2023 added, The Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.17, dated 7th November 2023 deleted
2023-11-09 15:26
The Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.17, dated 7th November 2023 updated
2023-04-18 15:41
Updated with: Rules of Origin: Special Rules for Determining Non-Preferential Origin, version 1.2, dated 12 April 2023 and The Tariff of the United Kingdom, version 1.15, dated 12th April 2023