HC Deb 21 December 1983 vol 51 cc230-1W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a list of the four-digit headings in chapter 42 of the Brussels nomenclature which fall wholly or partly within division 83 of the standard industrial trade classification and in which one or more items in that division will be subject to a tariff of 10 per cent. or more on 1 January 1987, together with the value of such items each year since the start of the Tokyo round and in the current year to date.

Mr. Channon

The information is as follows:

Value of specified United Kingdom imports
(£ million cif)
January-October
1980 1981 1982 1983
(i) Handbags of artificial plastic sheeting (4202–1600) 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9
(ii) Travel goods and toilet cases of artificial plastic sheeting:—
(a) trunks, valises and suit-cases (4202–1200) 2.5 1.8 2.3 3.2
(b) other (4202–1400) 1.1 1.8 1.1 1.5
(iii) Satchels and brief-cases of artificial plastic sheeting (4202–1700) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
(iv) Other similar containers of artificial plastic sheeting:—
(a) wallets, purses, tobacco pouches and similar small containers (4202–1810) 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3
(b) other (4202–1899) 6.2 6.4 6.5 8.2

Sources: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Tariff, Chapter 42; and United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, SITC (R2) Group 831.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a list of the four-digit headings in chapters 88 and 89 of the Brussels nomenclature which fall wholly or partly within division 79 of the standard industrial trade classification and in which one or more items in that

Value of Specified United Kingdom Imports
(£ million cif)
1980 1981 1982 Jan-Oct 1983
(i) Non-civil helicopters of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg:—
(a) Newly constructed combat (8802–2511) — — — —
(b) Newly constructed, military non-combat (8802–2515) — — — —
(c) Other newly constructed (8802–2519) 0.7 0.4 0.8 —
(d) Not newly constructed (8802–2599) 0.8 0.2 0 —
(ii) Non-civil aircraft, mechanically propelled (other than helicopters), of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg:—
(a) Newly constructed combat (8802–4311) — — — —
(b) Newly constructed, military non-combat:—
(i) Self-propelled drone targets (8802–4314) 0.3 0.4 3.3 —
(ii) other (8802–4315) — — — —
(c) Other newly constructed (8802–4319) 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.2
(d) Not newly constructed (8802–4399) 2.1 0.4 0.3 0

Sources: HM Customs & Excise Tariff Chapters 88 and 89; and the UK Overseas Trade Statistics, SITC/R2, Sub-groups 792.1 and 792.2. Note:

— indicates nil trade;

0 indicates a value less than £50,000.