EU exit bulletin, Friday 2 June 2023

In this week’s EU exit bulletin, we bring you the latest guidance updates and publications relevant to EU exit and you can also read the Institute’s submission to the House of Lords inquiry into the Windsor Framework (“WF”). Key messages from a recent meeting with HMRC on the WF are also available and the Retained EU Law Bill is proceeding through the final stages in the House of Lords. The latest Trader Support Service and Borders Weekly Stakeholder Bulletins have been published. And finally, we bring you news of an enhancement to the Goods Vehicle Movements Service (“GVMS”).

Enhancement to the GVMS.

From 16 May 2023, HMRC introduced an enhancement to the GVMS which means that taxpayers can now upload up to 2,500 Import Movement Reference Numbers for EU to Great Britain movements.

Retained EU law bill

Report stage of Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill took place last week on 15 and 16 May in the House of Lords. Peers in the House proposed amendments to the Bill, with the Government defeated on several occasions. One significant amendment was made for changes to the Bill to be subject to greater parliamentary scrutiny via referral to a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament.  

Miscellaneous updated guidance etc.

The latest guidance updates, and publications relevant to EU exit are as follows:-

• Schedule of Retained EU law;
• Pay no import duties or VAT on importing goods for testing;
• Pay no import duty and VAT on importing commercial samples;

• Pay no import duty or VAT on donated medical equipment;
• Pay no Customs Duty or VAT on blood grouping, tissue typing and therapeutic substances; and
• Pay no import duty or VAT when importing animals for scientific research.