§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what arrangements exist to control the import of urea from non-European Community countries; and if he will list the tariffs imposed on each supplier nation.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThere are no quota restrictions on imports of urea into the United Kingdom, although certain overseas countries gave volume undertakings on their exports to the Community as a result of two anti-dumping investigations completed in 1987 and 1989.
There are two EC import duty rates; 11 per cent. for urea which contains 45 per cent. or more by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product and 8 per cent. for all other types. However, imports of urea from most developing countries are allowed into the EC duty free under GSP arrangements and under various EC trade agreements. The only exceptions are Venezuela and Mexico, whose imports under the 11 per cent. duty rate are subject to the full rate of duty, and Romania, for which all types of urea are subject to the full duty rate. Definitive anti-dumping duties are applicable to imports of urea from Libya, Saudi Arabia, the United States of America (with the exception of one company) and Venezuela.