
2025 No. 751
CUSTOMS
The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025
Made 25th June 2025
Laid before the House of Commons 27th June 2025
Coming into force 18th July 2025
These Regulations are made by the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8, 9(1), 11(1), (3) and (7), 12(1), 19, 30B, 32(7), (8), and (13), and 40B of, and paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to, the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (“the Act”), and by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1) and 32(7) and (8) of the Act.In considering the rate of import duty that ought to apply to goods in a standard case for which provision is made by these Regulations, the Treasury have had regard to the matters in section 8(5) of the Act and to a recommendation about the rate made to them by the Secretary of State, in accordance with section 8(6) of the Act.Further to section 9(3) of the Act, the Secretary of State recommends that the regulation made under section 9(1) of the Act be made.Further to sections 11(7) and 12(5) of the Act, in considering what provision to include in the regulations made under sections 11(1) and (3) and 12(1) of the Act, the Treasury have had regard to recommendations made to them by the Secretary of State.In accordance with section 15(1) of the Act, His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom considers it appropriate to deal with the issue that has arisen between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the governments of Russia and of Belarus by varying the amount of import duty in the case of goods originating from Russia or from Belarus.Further to section 28 of the Act, the Treasury and the Secretary of State, in exercising their functions under Part 1 of the Act, have had regard to the international arrangements to which His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom is a party that are relevant to the exercise of those functions.
Citation, commencement and extent
1 
These Regulations—
(a) may be cited as the Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025;
(b) come into force on 18th July 2025;
(c) extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment of the Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
2 
In regulation 32(2) (authorised uses) of the Customs (Special Procedures and Outward Processing) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, for ““version 2.18”, dated 27th March 2025" substitute ““version 2.19”, dated 18th June 2025”.
Amendment of the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
3 
In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) of the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, in the definition of “Tariff of the United Kingdom”, for “version 1.24, dated 27th March 2025” substitute “version 1.25, dated 18th June 2025”.
Amendment of the Customs (Reliefs from a Liability to Import Duty and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
4 
In regulation 20(4) (lower rate of import duty - goods declared for an authorised use procedure) of the Customs (Reliefs from a Liability to Import Duty and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, for ““Authorised Use: Eligible goods and rates, version 1.18”, dated 27th March 2025” substitute ““Authorised Use: Eligible Goods and Rates, version 1.19”, dated 18th June 2025”.
Amendment of the Customs Tariff (Suspension of Import Duty Rates) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
5 
In regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Customs Tariff (Suspension of Import Duty Rates) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, for the definition of “Suspensions of Import Duty Rates Document” substitute—“
 “Suspensions of Import Duty Rates Document” means the Tariff Suspension Document, version 2.9 dated 18th June 2025;”.
Amendment of the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
6 

(1) The table in Schedule 1 (agreements to which these Regulations apply) to the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 is amended as follows.
(2) In the row relating to the Trade Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part and the Republic of Colombia, the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of Peru, of the other part, for the entry in the second column, substitute—“The Andean Countries Preferential Tariff, version 1.9, dated 18th June 2025.”.
Amendment of the Customs (Additional Duty) (Russia and Belarus) Regulations 2022
7 
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Customs (Additional Duty) (Russia and Belarus) Regulations 2022, for the definition of “relevant Additional Duties Document” substitute—“
 “relevant Additional Duties Document” means, in relation to specified goods which have originated from—
(a) Belarus, version 1.7 of the document entitled “Belarusian Additional Duties Document” published by the Secretary of State;
(b) Russia, version 1.6 of the document entitled “Russian Additional Duties Document” published by the Secretary of State;”.
Amendment of the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Ukraine) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
8 
In the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Ukraine) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, omit regulation 2 (interpretation) and Part 2 (provisions related to Northern Ireland).
Amendment of the Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
9 
In the Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023, omit Part 2 (provisions relating to Northern Ireland).
Nicholas Dakin 
Taiwo Owatemi
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
25th June 2025Douglas Alexander
Minister of State
Department for Business and Trade
24th June 2025