§ Denzil DaviesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total amount raised from VAT charged on goods imported into the United Kingdom was in each of the last three available financial years. [151723]
§ John HealeyThe amount of import VAT received in the last three financial years was:
£ million 2000–01 17,001 2001‒02 16,194 2003–03 15,523 These figures include ex-warehouse VAT and are published in the Customs and Excise VAT Factsheet at www.uktradeinfo.com.
Importers registered for VAT reclaim import VAT on their VAT returns.