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What are RoO?

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Rules of origin - the requirements a product has to meet for it to count as ‘originating’ from a certain country

This is so the preferential tariff from the FTA can be accessed

Otherwise the default MFN tariff (and typically higher tariff must be paid)

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What is cumulation?

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Surrounding Rules of origin- it’s like a wild card. It lets you receive an item from another country and pass it off as originating from yours
There’s different types:
Bilateral - between 2 trade partners , ie can import salmon from Norway (another reason to join PEM) and descale it and sell it as British

Diagonal

Full

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What is VER?

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Voluntary Export Restraint (VER)

A restriction where an exporting country voluntarily limits the amount of goods it can export to another country.
It may do this when world prices are high due to a shortage- to prevent producers increasing the price for consumers.

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What are AVE’s?

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Ad-Valorem Equivalent- when non-percentage tariffs are estimated as a percentage

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Ad Valorem Tariff

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Tariff that is a percentage based on value of good

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Specific tariff

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It’s when a specific amount is charged per unit of the good

Eg. The tariff for 1 pound of fish is $0.23. i.e for each pound imported, the importer pays $0.23.

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Compound

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A compound tariff is a combination of an ad valorem tariff and a specific tariff.

Imaginary Ex: The tariff on chocolate is $2 per pound plus 15% ad-valorem (based on its value)

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Mixed tariff

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With mixed tariffs either ad valorem tariff or specific tariff is applied.

The one that is applied depends on if the goods weight/value is above or below a certain limit.

There often is a AV maximum duty that can be applied.

E.g. 6.3% + 30.9 EUR/100kg
MAX 18.2%

If the good is below 100kg for example a tariff of 6.3% of its value is applied, if its above 100kg the specific tariff is applied- overall the tariff can’t be more than 18.2% of the goods value

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What is PEM and name 5 countries in it

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Pan - European Mediterranean convention. This is an agreement between tries to make sure that its countries have similar RoO.

European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Türkiye, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine

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What is the UKGT?

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UK Global Tariff- it is the default tariff applied to all goods imported into the UK unless :
-there is a trade agreement in place

-a tariff suspension

-or the good comes from a developing country and benefits from DCTS (developing country trading scheme)

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TRQ

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Tariff Rate Quota:
When a good can be imported at a lower tariff - until a limit is reached

This may be imports from all countries or just some, depending on the product

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ATQ

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Autonomous Tariff Rate Quota

When a limited amount of a good can be imported FROM ANY COUNTRY at a lower tariff- once the limit is reached other imports have to come in at a higher tariff

Eg we have one for imports of raw sugar cane (up to 260,000 tonnes - annoyingly Brazil keep filling it)

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Difference between ATQ and TRQs?

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ATQs are open to imports from all countries , TRQs sometimes are only applied to specific countries

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What’s a technical tariff?

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When the tariff paid varies based on the amount of a certain ingredient within an item e.g. 0.4 EUR/100kg/%sacchar (sugar)

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Anti -dumping duties

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Anti-dumping duties are taxes placed on imported goods ,to make up for the difference between the export price and their normal value (in the exporters domestic market)

Dumping is when exporters charge a price that is lower than the their actual value (in the exporters domestic market)

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Non-Advalorem tariff and state all types

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Tariff that is not solely expressed as a percentage

i.e. Specific/flat rate, compound, mixed, tehnical

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Country Tariff Dashboard?

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Country Tariff Dashboard-
It allows you to have summary of trade between UK and chosen partner e.g. top 10 imports/exports,

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What app is the best ways to find the tariffs the UK is applying?

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UK Market Access app- Shows tariffs UK applies to rest of world, if it says ‘erga omnes’ this means its an MFN tariff, ‘tariff preference’ is if theres a trade deal

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How do you calculate AVEs?

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tariff/import price of good eg for a tariff of 180 GBP/100kg (specific tariff btw!) and import price of 30 GBP/100kg you’d do 180/30, so the AVE would be 6%

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PUR

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Preference utilisation rate- shows the share of eligible goods that used their preference

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What does it mean if theres blanks for PUR column on PUR app?

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It means this good wasn’t eligible for a tariff preference

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What does the treemap show you (PUR app)

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Shows proportion of tariff eligibility, and usage for different HS chapters

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What does the time series show in PUR app?

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Shows the change in utilisation overtime

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What is the PUR Literature slidepack

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Gives us more insight on why there are low levels of utilisation

e.g. lack of awareness of preference, small gap between MFN and preference, RoO too strict

Also for better understanding of what is low/high level of utilisation i.e. may be 90% for some chapters but 60% for others

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Meursing Table
Complex table EU uses requires you to have info on
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Where can we get agri-production Data from?
AUK- Agriculture in UK Prodcom
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State the different places we get trade data from
Trade Map- Partner countries trade levels HMRC- UK Trade flows HMRC RoO data- shows how industries impacted by changes in RoO Import by preference- PUR data showing numbers of imports coming in under different prefrences UK Business details - shows import/export values of UK business
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How do you calculate duties to be paid?
duties to be paid =AVE*Import price
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Consumption Data
ONS Family Spending workbook- shows how much consumers spend on different types of tariffs Helped to know where tariffs could be liberalised to help families during cost of living
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Bilateral Cumulation
Between 2 trade partners. Allows goods country A receives from country B to count as originating
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Give an example of how bilateral cumulation would work
If a UK car company sourced all of the parts from across the EU and then put it all together in a factory in the UK, it could sell it back to a customer in the EU, taking advantage of the preferential zero tariff rate, as if all the bits of the car originated in the UK.
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Diagonal Cumulation
Intermediate goods that come from another country count as originating when working with another country if they have a trade deal eg If UK get has a FTA with the EU that allows for diagonal cumulation with Norway, the UK could import salmon from Norway and export it to the EU and it would count as originating from UK
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Full cumulation
Goods from the partner country always count as originating even if they’re from a foreign country Eg Chinese yarns are imported into Tunisia where they are manufactured into fabric. (They now count as Tunisian)
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DCTS
Developing Country Trading Scheme A scheme to make it easier for developing countries to access the UK's market -Lower tariffs -Relaxes rules of origin
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Whats the difference between DCTS and GSP
Developing Country Trading Scheme replaced Generalised System of Preferences in June 2023 It includes more countries, (all countries previously included and 18 more countries the World Bank classes as low or low middle income
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What's a seasonal tariff and why might it be applied?
Its a tariff that only applies at certain times of the year i.e. a on tomatoes that applies only in the summer
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Nuisance tariff
Tariff below 2%
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DBT Mega-spreadsheet Offensive/Defensive
A spreadsheet showing: -MFN tariffs -preferential tariffs -estimates of duties paid (AVE* trade volume) DBT has this spreadsheet for every country we're negotiating with They're in the DBT sharepoint
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What is FETT?
Four Equation Trade Tool, produced by TMU it shows the impact on imports/exports if there was full tariff liberalisation (tariffs removed)
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What is the bronze deck?
A slide deck we create for our low priority FTA's Shows general overview on: -The countries economic position GDP etc - some of the potential top imports/exports if full tariff liberalisation took place
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Whats the tariff model
Shows the UK and partner countries top offensives and defensives The light model only calculates the UK's top offensives
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PSR Analysis model
Categorises agri-food goods and shows what we think the PSR will be if a trade deal is negotiated RAG to show how likely countries are to meet a change in RoO (red if unlikely) Looks at precedent ie what PSR was negotiated in the previous trade deal
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What is the offer comparison model? Also explain what each othe the categories mean
Allows us to easily compare offers, comparing the amount of lines for which tariff has been completely removed and the value of imports for such goods Shows the number of lines where the tariff has been partially dropped, as well as lines where there's been no change. A- this means the tariff is removed B10- means the tariff will be dropped, but gradually over a 10 year period. B5- means the tariff will be dropped, but gradually over a 5 year period. U- means that the tariff will not be removed.
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Inward TRQ
TRQ for imports coming IN to UK
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What is FETT
Four Equation Trade Tool. It models the predicted change in imports/exports if tariffs were fully liberalised
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What is tariff water?
The gap between the maximum (bound) tariff that can be applied and the actual applied tariff
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What is bounding overhang?
Same as tariff water. The gap between the maximum (bound) tariff that can be applied and the actual applied tariff
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What are the limitations to AVEs?
We only calculate AVE's for UK-EU data so they're even more inaccurate if being applied to goods from other countries. AVE's are only relevant to the country whose tariff schedule was used- they can't be transferred to other countries. They're calculated for the CN8 level so extra steps need to be taken if looking at a different level of data. AVE's rely on unit price (value/volume) numbers which can be misreported at customs.
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What's the Merusing Table?
It forms part of the EU's CET and is a table that shows the additional tariff charged on processed goods that contain milk, milk proteins, sucrose, glucose etc It's aim is to make sure it isn't cheaper to import processed goods than make them domestically using raw materials It's seen as a NTB as it complicates the trade process for exporters
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What are some of the reasons for applying tariffs on imports?
To protect domestic producers To raise revenue for the government To combat unfair dumping
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What is a TRQ?
Tariff Rate Quota-When a specific amount of a good can be imported at a lower rate of tariff. Volume surpassing this limit must pay the higher rate.
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Give an example of a TRQ the UK applies
We allow Neck Zealand butter and lamb to come in at a lower rate of tariff.
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What is the MAXNOM PSR?
It sets a maximum amount of the product that can be non-originating in a given product
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What is the CTH PSR?
Change of Tariff Heading, requires a product must have a different tariff heading (at HS4) than it's components
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What is CTSH PSR?
Like CTH but at HS6 level
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What is CC PSR?
The good must be processed so it's a different HS chapter to its components.
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What does 'tolerance must be used' mean?
Minor deviations in non-originating components can be used.
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What does it mean if a product is 'originating'?
It means it meets the Rules of Origin and is eligible for the preferential trade.
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What is the WO PSR?
Wholly Obtained means the good must be completely produced or obtained in the exporting country
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What is the AH except PSR?
Any Heading (hs4) except a particular code so it needs to be from any other HS code except for the one outlined.

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