HC Deb 03 May 1967 vol 746 cc79-80W
Sir J. Eden

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the rate of duty applicable to the importation into the United Kingdom of a finished roller bearing; and how this compares with the duty on steel tubing suitable for manufacture into roller bearings.

Mr. Darling

The full rate of duty on roller bearings is 18 per cent. and on steel tubing suitable for manufacture into roller bearings is 20 per cent. Imports from E.F.T.A. countries and the Commonwealth Preference Area are free of duty.

Sir J. Eden

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the rate of duty on steel tubing imported into the United Kingdom; and how this compares with the rates levied on steel tubing imported from the United Kingdom into the European Economic Community and the United States of America, respectively.

Mr. Darling

The rates of duty on steel tubing, other than flexible steel tubing, vary according to type and are as followsUnited Kingdom Tariff: 17½ per cent. or 20 per cent.; United States Tariff: Various rates within an ad valorem equivalent range of approximately 2 per cent. to 17 per cent.; Common External Tariff of the E.E.C.: 12 per cent. or 14 per cent. The current rates of duty in the national tariffs of member-countries of the E.E.C. vary from 8.4 per cent. to 15.5 per cent.