§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer against how many(a) importers and (b) agents value added tax inspection duty is being levied on imports of (i) prawns and (ii) cod from (1) Iceland, (2) Norway and (3) the Faroe Islands brought in under EUR 1 certificates accepted by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise at the time of import and subsequently deemed invalid; and what amount is being claimed. [7277]
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§ Mr. OppenheimThe following customs duty demands are currently outstanding:
Country Goods Importers Agents Total (£) Iceland prawns 14 2 416,700 cod 3 2 122,000 Norway prawns1 3 — cod 3 — 56,300 Faroe prawns Islands 6 5 1,143,000 cod — — — 1Not broken down to maintain confidentiality of individual business.