HC Deb 08 March 1982 vol 19 cc281-2W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the sensitive items listed in paragraphs 15, 19, 21 and 22 of the White Paper on the Tokyo Round of tariff negotiations (Cmnd. 7724) the current level of tariff and the level proposed for 1 January 1987.

Mr. Peter Rees

Owing to the number of different products and duty rates involved, a full reply could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The information which follows illustrates the tariff rates for a range of sensitive products mentioned in the paragraphs of the White Paper referred to. If the hon. Member is interested in other particular products, I would be grateful if he would write to me.

CCT Tariff Descriptions and Tariff Heading No. 1 January
1982 Per cent. 1987 Per cent.
Urea containing more than 45 per cent. by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product: 31.02B. 12.1 11

Share of each European Community Country's Imports which came from each other European Community Country in 1980
Percentages
Imports into
Belgium/ Luxembourg Denmark France F R of Germany Greece Ireland Italy Netherlands United Kingdom
Imports from
Belgium/Luxembourg 3.5 8.4 7.2 2.0 2.0 3.6 11.6 4.8
Denmark 0.5 0.6 1.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 2.2
France 14.4 4.3 10.8 6.2 5.2 13.9 6.7 7.7
F R of Germany 19.7 18.5 16.2 13.9 6.9 16.6 22.2 11.4
Greece 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3
Ireland 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 3.6
Italy 3.6 2.9 9.4 8.0 8.2 2.4 3.2 4.6
Netherlands 16.4 7.1 5.4 11.6 3.9 2.8 4.2 6.8
United Kingdom 8.1 12.1 5.4 6.7 4.6 50.8 4.4 8.2

Source:

United Kingdom: Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics.

Other Countries: OECD Trade—Series A.

Sir Anthony Meyer

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing what proportion of each EEC member State's exports is taken by each other EEC member State.

CCT Tariff Descriptions and Tariff Heading No. 1 January
1982 Per cent. 1987 Per cent.
Natural indigo: 32.05E. 7.3 5.5
Adhesive strips of a width not exceeding 10cm, the coating of which consists of unvulcanised natural or synthetic rubber: 39.03A. 8.9 6.3
Parchment of greaseproof paper and paperboard, and imitations thereof, and glazed transparent paper in rolls or sheets:

48.03.

11.9 10
Paper and paperboard, corrugated:

48.05A.

12.9 11
Footwear with outer soles of wood or cork:

64.03.

7.8 3.8
Common pottery: double tiles of the "Spalt platten" type:

69.08Bi.

8.6 8
Titanium Unwrought; waste and scrap:

81.04Ki.

5.8 5
Spoons and forks, of stainless steel:

82.14A.

18.3 17
Television camera tubes: image converter or intensifier tubes: photomultipliers:

85.21Aii.

6.2 4.9

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