EARL FERRERSasked Her Majesty's Government:
What import duties or levies are at present applied to beef entering the United Kingdom from third countries.
§ LORD WELLS-PESTELLThe import duties and levies applicable on beef imports into the United Kingdom are set out below. For a large proportion of our imports these are fully offset by the monetary compensatory amounts.
Duty Rates Full rates Bone-in £0.1866 per cwt.+ 8% ad valorem Boned/Boneless 11% ad valorem Developed Commonwealth Countries 8% ad valorem Developing Commonwealth Countries Nil The levy rates applicable to UK imports in the week commencing April 8 are as follows:
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Fresh & chilled beef £/cwt. Carcases, sides and compensated quarters 1.4994 Forequarter 1.1623 Hindquarters 1.8388 Unboned cuts 2.3441 Boneless cuts 1.3334
Frozen beef Carcases, ½ carcase & compensated quarters Nil Forequarters Nil Hindquarters Nil Unboned cuts Nil Boned/Boneless Cuts: Specified forequarter cuts Nil Crop, chuck blade & brisket cuts Nil Other cuts Nil
EARL FERRERSasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the transitional compensatory amounts per lb. which are at present applicable to beef entering the United Kingdom from other members of the European Economic Community.
§ LORD WELLS-PESTELLThe transitional compensatory amounts per lb. applicable in the week beginning April 8, 1974, to beef entering the United Kingdom from other Member States of the E.E.C. are as follows:1216WA
Member States except the Irish Republic p/lb. Irish Republic p/lb. Fresh and chilled beef Carcases, half carcases, compensated quarters 8.92 2.98 Forequarters 7.17 2.38 Hindquarters 10.67 3.58 Bone-in cuts 13.30 4.47 Boned or boneless cuts 16.51 5.12 Frozen beef Carcases, half carcases, compensated quarters 6.00 2.40 Forequarters 4.79 1.92 Hindquarters 7.50 3.00 Bone-in cuts 9.00 3.61 Boneless forequarters and boneless forequarter cuts (being crops, chuck and blade and brisket) 7.50 3.00 Other boneless cuts 10.32 4.13 House adjourned at sixteen minutes before seven o'clock.