§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current levels of taxes or levies on imported foodstuffs provided under EEC rules; and if he will express these figures where practicable in terms of pence per pound.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith[pursuant to his reply, 21 October 1982, c. 203]: The following table shows the levies, applicable for the United Kingdom on 20 October on the main products concerned:
Item and CCT No. Net Import Levy(*) Pence/lb Common wheat (10.01 B1) 3.74 Barley (10.03) 3.22 Maize(10.05 B) 3.52 White Sugar (17.01A) (†) 12.34 Butter 82-84 per cent.Fat Content (‡) (04.03A) 48.84 Cheddar Cheese (04.04E1B1) 53.93 Skimmed Milk Powder (04.02AIIB1) 23.07 Boneless Frozen Beef (¶) (02.01 AIIB4BB33) 83.37 Lard (15.01AII) 4.17 Pigmeat Carcases (||) (02.01AIIIA1) 15.76 Salted Bacon Sides (02.06B1A2AA) 20.18 Eggs (04.05A1B) (?) 9.33 Poultry Meat 70 per cent.Chickens (▀)(02.02A1B) 8.81 Lamb Carcases (02.01A1VB1) (★) N/A Footnotes: (*) Converted from common levy in ECUs at representative rate of I ECU=£0.618655 and multiplied by the monetary coefficient of 0.893; monetary compensatory amount added where applicable. (†) ACP sugar imported levy free under special agreement. (‡) There is a special rate for New Zealand butter. (║) Does not include a supplementary levy at present applied to imports from Finland. (¶) Imports are also subject to an ad valorem tariff of 20 per cent. Most imports from outside the Community are subject to special arrangements involving reduced levy and duty rates. (•) An additional levy is applied depending on country of origin. (▀) An additional levy is applied to imports from Spain and Hungary. (★) The normal levy is 10 per cent. of CIF value under voluntary restraint agreements negotiated with supplying countries.