HC Deb 23 January 2002 vol 378 cc911-2W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the intra-Community trade declared despatch arrival values for January to February 2001 as a percentage of the corresponding values for January to February 2000. [24549]

Mr. Boateng

HM Customs and Excise collect statistics for intra-Community trade via the Intrastat system.

The declared intra-Community trade for arrivals and despatches for January and February 2001, expressed as percentages of the corresponding values for the same months of 2000 are as follows:

  • Arrivals
    • January 2001
    • Declarations as a percentage of value of January 2000 declarations—116 per cent.
    • February 2001
    • Declarations as a percentage of value of February 2000 declarations—106percent.
  • Despatches
    • January 2001
    • Declarations as a percentage of value of January 2000 declarations—117 per cent.
    • February 2001
    • Declarations as a percentage of value of February 2000 declarations—109 per cent.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the compliance rate of traders in statistical submissions for intra-Community transactions in January and February; and what percentage was received by the due date. [24550]

Mr. Boateng

HM Customs and Excise collect statistics for intra-Community trade via the Intrastat Supplementary Declaration. Declarations can be submitted on paper or electronically.

During 2001, paper declarations were to be submitted to Customs by the tenth day following the end of the reference period to which the declaration referred. Electronic declarations were to be submitted by the last day of the month following the end of the reference period to which the declaration referred.

Partially compliant traders are those who submit some, but not all, of their declarations by due date

The percentages of declarations for January and February 2001 received by the due date are as follows:

Declarations received by respective due date
Percentage
Date Paper Electronic
January 2001
Arrivals
Trade value received by due date 44 89
Traders fully compliant by due date 51 70
Traders partially compliant by due date 4 7
Dispatches
Trade value received by due date 47 89
Traders fully compliant by due date 56 76
Traders partially compliant by due date 2 4
February 2001
Arrivals
Trade value received by due date 41 91
Traders fully compliant by due date 48 73
Traders partially compliant by due date 3 7
Dispatches
Trade value received by due date 46 89
Traders fully compliant by due date 51 80
Traders partially compliant by due date 2 2

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