Consultation outcome

Bringing goods into the UK temporarily

• From: HM Revenue & Customs and HM Treasury
• Published: 29 June 2023
• Last updated: 7 December 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Bringing goods into the UK temporarily – summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

This Call for Evidence aimed to provide the Government with a better understanding of traders’ and individuals’ experiences of using the Temporary Admission (TA) procedure, providing a more comprehensive picture of where traders experience difficulty with the procedure and identifying areas where improvements could be made.

The Government has considered the responses which have confirmed that there is likely to be scope in 3 key areas for potential policy change: eligibility criteria, conditions of use and timing requirements. HMT and HMRC believe there is scope to make TA more accessible and facilitative, and therefore more beneficial to people, businesses, and sectors in the UK.

We intend to test potential policy changes to ensure they meet businesses’ and individuals’ needs, while providing adequate protection for domestic markets and mitigating risks to the Exchequer. The Government will consult further with industry in 2024 to better establish how specific policy changes could deliver improvements to support traders importing goods temporarily into GB and facilitate wider economic activity.

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Original consultation

Summary

We welcome views on how we can improve the Temporary Admission procedure in the UK and simplify processes for traders and individuals.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 29 June 2023 to 11:45pm on 22 September 2023

Consultation description

This call for evidence seeks views from individuals, businesses and intermediaries on how the Temporary Admission (TA) procedure is working and, in particular, their experience of using TA in the UK.

The government would like to gather and consider a wide range of views on how the TA procedure could be simplified for users. The government also welcomes views on potential improvements to the UK’s TA procedure to make it more accessible.

TA is used by a broad range of sectors, including the creative, cultural and sports sectors, the leisure industry, museums galleries and auction houses and a broad range of businesses of all sizes. This call for evidence is likely to be of particular interest to traders, customs agents, freight forwarders and hauliers, as well as business representative organisations, trade bodies and customs consultancies that help traders with their customs affairs.

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Bringing goods into the UK temporarily - call for evidence

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Published 29 June 2023
Last updated 7 December 2023 + show all updates

1. 7 December 2023

   Published outcome and summary of responses to the call for evidence.

2. 29 June 2023

   First published.