HC Deb 16 January 1984 vol 52 cc35-6W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a list of the four-digit headings in chapters 69, 70, 73, 83, and 85 of the Brussels nomenclature which fall wholly or partly within division 81 of the standard industrial trade classification and in which one or more items in that division will be subject to a tariff of 10 per cent. or more on 1 January 1987, together with the value of imports of such items each year since the start of the Tokyo round and in the current year to date.

Mr. Channon

The information is as follows:

Value of specified United Kingdom imports
(£ million cif)
1980 1981 1982 *1983
(i) Sinks, wash basins, bidets, water closet pans, urinals, baths and like sanitary fixtures, of ceramic materials. (Sub-group 812.2) 1.8 2.5 4.5 6.9
(ii) Articles for electrical lighting fittings— Facetted glass, plates, balls, pear-shaped drops, flower-shaped pieces, pendants and similar articles for trimming chandeliers. (7014–1100) 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.2
* January—October.

Sources:

Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Tariff, Chapters 69, 70, 83 and 85; and United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, SITC/R2 Sub-group 812.2 and Item 812.41.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a list of the four-digit headings in chapters 84 and 90 of the Brussels nomenclature which include items which fall wholly or partly within division 75 of the standard industrial trade classification and in which one or more items in that division will be subject to a tariff of 10 per cent. or more on 1 January 1987, together with the value of imports of such items each year since the start of the Tokyo round and in the current year to date.

Mr. Channon

The information is as follows:

Value of specified United Kingdom imports
(£ million cif)
1981 1982 *1983
(i) Electronic calculating machines incorporating a printing device. (8452–1100) 5.2 6.5 5.8
(ii) Electronic calculating machines not incorporating a printing device. (8452–1500) 20.6 20.4 22.3
* January—October.

Sources:

Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Tariff, Chapters 84 and 90; and the United Kingdom overseas Trade Statistics, SITC/R2 Item 751.21.

Note:

In 1980, the tariff headings for calculating machines were not comparably classified.