CUSTOMS

Treaties

Signed on In force on Title
10 May 1852 Convention between Great Britain and Chile, for the reciprocal Abrogration of Differential Duties
12 October 1860 Convention between Great Britain and France, supplementary to the Treaty of Commerce of January 23, 1860, with a Tariff annexed thereto
16 November 1860 Convention between Great Britain and France, supplementary to the Treaty of Commerce of January 23, 1860, with a Tariff annexed thereto
3 August 1863 25 August 1963 Convention between Great Britain and Belgium, to complete the Arrangements for the Redemption of the Scheldt Toll
1 April 1869 Declaration between Great Britain and Prussia, for the Admission Duty Free into Great Britain and the Zollverein, of Patterns and Samples imported by Commercial Travellers
27 December 1869 Declaration signed by the Representatives of Great Britain, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands, confirming the Arrangements made at the Hague, October 5, 1869
30 May 1879 Protocol for guaranteeing the importation of materials and stock of any kind for making British Section of Lourenco Marques Railway free of customs duties
28 February 1882 Declaration between Great Britain and France, prolonging till the 15th May, 1882, the Commercial Treaties between the two Countries, except as regards Tariff Stipulations
6 April 1883 Agreement between Great Britain and Siam, for regulating the Traffic in Spirituous Liquors
25 May 1883 Agreement between Great Britain and Madagascar, for regulating the Traffic in Spirituous Liquors
29 April 1885 16 June 1885 Arrangement between Great Britain and Germany, relative to their respective Spheres of Action in portions of Africa (Coast of Guinea, Cameroons, Victoria, Ambas Bay, Santa Lucia, Coast between Natal and Delagoa Bay, Customs, &c)
15 February 1887 15 February 1887 Declaration between the Governments of Great Britain and Austria-Hungary for the Admission Duty Free Of Patterns and Samples Imported By Commercial Travellers.
16 November 1887 Convention between Great Britain, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, and The Netherlands, respecting the Liquor Traffic in the North Sea.
28 March 1889 1 July 1889 Convention between the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope and the Orange Free State for the establishment of a customs union
24 April 1889 24 April 1889 Protocol between the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope and the Orange Free State respecting the Customs Union Convention of 28 March / 5 April 1889.
5 July 1890 1 April 1891 International Union for the Publication of Customs Tariffs
22 December 1890 Agreement respecting the Tariff of the Eastern Zone of the Conventional Basin of the Congo
6 February 1893 Agreement regulating the Commercial relations between Canada and France in respect of Customs Tariffs
24 February 1894 Convention between Great Britain and Germany establishing a Customs Union between the Gold Coast Colony, East of the Volta, and Togoland
16 July 1895 Supplementary Convention between Great Britain and Japan respecting the Duties to be Charged on British Goods Imported into Japan
31 May 1902 Convention between the United Kingdom and the United States of America respecting Import Duties in Zanzibar
29 August 1902 Agreement between Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and China, respecting the new Chinese Customs Tariff, and Rules for application thereof.
25 April 1907 Protocol between the United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Turkey respecting Turkish Customs Duties
31 October 1908 Proces-verbal between the United Kingdom and Bulgaria respecting Customs Duties Supplementary to the Commercial Convention of December 9, 1905
9 February 1909 Additional Agreement between the United Kingdom and Bulgaria modifying the Convention of Commerce, Customs Duties, and Navigation of December 9, 1905
13 April 1909 Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and Ethiopia with regard to Import Duties in Ethiopia
6 February 1922 5 August 1925 Treaty between the United States of America, Belgium, the British Empire, China, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and Portugal relating to the Chinese Customs Tariff
6 November 1922 Agreement with Siam and the Malay States respecting Customs
28 March 1923 Notes Exchanged between the British and Austrian Governments respecting the Customs Clearance of Commercial Travellers' Samples
10 May 1923 Agreement between Syria and Transjordan concerning Customs
28 May 1923 Exchange of Notes regarding Goods imported into Spain from India, Union of South Africa, New Zealand and Colonies etc.. shown of annexed list to be granted as from November 6, 1922 benefits of 2nd Column rates of duty in Spanish tariff in exchange for most favoured nation treatment
3 November 1923 27 November 1924 International Convention relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities and Protocol of Signature
3 November 1923 Final Act of the International Conference on Customs and Similar Formalities
23 January 1924 Convention between the United Kingdom and the United States of America respecting the Regulation of the Liquor Traffic
1 February 1926 Notes Exchanged between the United Kingdom and Czechoslovakia relative to the Reduced Rate of Customs Duty to be Levied on Printed Matter in English Advertising Products of British Industry imported into Czechoslovakia
30 September 1926 Notes exchanged between the United Kingdom and Siam Respecting Drawbacks and the Method of Computing 'Ad Valorem' Rates under the Siamese Customs Law
16 November 1927 Agreement between His Majesty's Government in Great Britain and the Government of the Latvian Republic regarding the Customs Treatment of Commercial Travellers Samples
10 May 1928 Treaty between His Majesty in respect of the United Kingdom and India and His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia in regard to the Tariff Autonomy of Persia
4 May 1929 Agreement between Palestine, Syria and Lebanon concerning Commerce (Customs Agreement)
24 March 1930 General Convention signed at the Preliminary Conference with a view to concerted economic action ('Tariff Truce')
28 March 1931 26 June 1931 Agreement between Customs Authorities to facilitate Procedure in case of undischarged or lost Triptychs
13 October 1933 Convention between His Majesty in respect of the United Kingdom and the President of Finland regarding the Suppression of Illicit Importation of Alcoholic Liquors into Finland (With Declaration)
16 November 1935 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding Transit Dues at Bahrein.
26 December 1935 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in Canada and the Japanese Government respecting the Customs Treatment of Imports.
12 March 1936 Exchange of Notes between regarding the Suppression of illicit importation of alcoholic liquors into Finland - Interpretation of Article 2 of the Convention of October 13, 1933
22 March 1937 10 October 1937 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Polish Government regarding the Customs Classification of certain Pneumatic Tyres
15 June 1938 6 July 1939 Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and Poland concerning Commercial Relations - Customs rebates on Chemical Products
4 November 1938 Abrogation of Commercial Convention of 9 December, 1856 (Morocco) & new Customs Regulations in French Zone of Morocco
26 January 1939 Exchange of Notes regarding Commerce - Modification of Greek Customs Duties on Tea
24 November 1939 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Norwegian Government respecting the Sale Prices in Norway of Whisky Produced in the United Kingdom
30 January 1940 1 March 1940 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in New Zealand and the Government of the United States embodying an Arrangement regarding Certificates of Airworthiness for Export
16 February 1940 Agreement, Commerce, Import Restrictions
28 January 1941 Agreement between India and France regarding Customs Union
15 August 1947 Memorandum of Agreement and Exchanges of Notes between Central Bank of China and Government of Hong Kong concerning Smuggling, Customs & Finance
20 March 1948 Decision of Customs Union between France and Italy
1 December 1948 1 December 1948 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States Government for the Duty-Free Treatment of American Relief Goods
16 June 1949 1 January 1950 Agreement for the Provisional Application of the Draft International Customs Conventions on Touring, on Commercial Road Vehicles and on International Transport of Goods by Road [with Additional Protocol]
16 December 1949 5 May 1950 Protocol modifying the Convention of 5th July, 1890 concerning the creation of an International Union for the Publication of Customs Tariffs, the Regulations for the Execution of the Convention instituting an International Bureau for the Publication of Customs Tariffs and Memorandum of Signature
12 June 1950 12 June 1950 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Union of South Africa on the Rebate of Customs Duties on Goods Imported into South Africa for processing in the Union
22 November 1950 21 May 1952 Agreement on the Importation of Educational Scientific and Cultural Materials
15 December 1950 Protocol concerning the European Customs Union Study Group
23 February 1951 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States Government modifying the Agreement of 1st December, 1948 regarding the duty- free treatment of American relief goods
25 May 1951 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Union of South Africa amending the Customs Union Agreement of 06:12:1948 (Annex C)
1 June 1951 Exchange of Notes between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States of America terminating the Agreement of 1st December, 1948 as modified by Exchange of Notes of 23rd February/7th April, 1951 for the Duty-free treatment of American Relief Goods
29 February 1952 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Union of South Africa on Customs Union
7 November 1952 20 November 1955 International Convention to facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material
4 June 1954 28 June 1956 Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material
4 June 1954 11 September 1957 Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring
4 June 1954 15 December 1957 Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles
18 May 1956 1 January 1959 Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats
18 May 1956 8 April 1959 Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles (with Annexes and Protocol of Signature)
18 May 1956 4 August 1959 Customs Convention on Containers [with Annexes and Protocol of Signature]
20 July 1956 20 July 1956 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Venezuela concerning Reciprocal Exemption from the Measurement of Ships in Port
28 February 1957 28 February 1957 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and Turkey relating to the Continuance of certain Tariff Concessions
1 March 1957 Exchange of Notes on Customs Tariffs etc
28 April 1957 25 July 1957 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Thailand concerning the reciprocal Waiver of Import Duties on Goods supplied under the Technical Co-operation Scheme of the Colombo Plan
22 December 1958 EURATOM Agreement realating to the establishment of a common customs tariff for the products on list A1 and A2 of Annex IV of the Treaty establishing the EURATOM
15 January 1959 7 January 1960 Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods by Road [TIR CARNETS]
28 April 1960 29 July 1960 Agreement on the Temporary Importation, Free of Duty, of Medical, Surgical and Laboratory Equipment for Use on Free Loan in Hospitals and other Medical Institutions for Purposes of Diagnosis or Treatment [ETS No. 33]
9 December 1960 12 June 1962 European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport
14 November 1961 14 November 1961 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom and Australia constituting an Agreement concerning Customs arrangements for Civil Aircraft making non-scheduled Flights
23 January 1962 1 April 1962 Agreement on certain measures to facilitate Customs Clearance of products covered by the ECSC treaty carried by rail
28 February 1962 1 May 1962 Agreement between the Postal Administrations of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan concerning the Exchange of Money Orders
20 October 1964 Exchange of Letters between the Government of the United Kingdom and India for the Duty Free entry of Relief Supplies and Packages
1 September 1965 23 April 1968 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Italian Republic concerning the Exemption from Customs Duties of Material imported by Cultural Institutes in the United Kingdom and Italy
7 September 1967 1 February 1970 Protocol on the Accession of Greece to the Convention on the Provision of Mutual Assistance by their Customs Authorities, concluded between the Member States of the European Community
7 September 1967 1 February 1970 Convention between Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands on the Provision of Mutual Assistance by their Customs Authorities
15 November 1967 15 November 1967 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of South Africa concerning Reciprocal Customs Privileges for Consular Officers and Employees
29 October 1968 Arrangement between the European Economic Community and Switzerland with a view to the provisional maintenance of reduced customs duties on certain woven fabrics, in the form of an Exchange of Letters
10 June 1969 26 February 1970 Cultural Convention between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Israel
31 July 1975 10 November 1975 Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic concerning the Protection of Designations of Origin of certain Alcoholic Beverages
1 January 1976 20 March 1978 Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention)
6 June 1967 Amendment to Article 2 of the Convention concerning Customs Formalities for Touring, done at New York on 4 June 1954
25 September 1974 Annex E3 Concerning Customs Warehouses SIMPHARM ANNEX
5 November 1975 Annex E5 Concerning Temporary Admission subject to Re-Exportation in the Same State SIMPHARM ANNEX
13 July 1977 Annex B1 Concerning Clearance for Home Use SIMPHARM ANNEX
1 October 1977 Annex E1 Concerning Customs Transit SIMPHARM ANNEX
14 October 1977 Annex F6 Concerning the Repayment of Import Duties and Taxes SIMPHARM ANNEX
18 November 1977 Annex A2 Concerning the Temporary Storage of Goods SIMPHARM ANNEX
18 November 1977 Annex A1 Concerning Customs formalities prior to the lodgement of the Goods declaration SIMPHARM ANNEX
6 December 1977 Annex D1 Concerning Rules of Origin SIMPHARM ANNEX
6 December 1977 Annex D2 Concerning Documentary Evidence of Origin SIMPHARM ANNEX
6 December 1977 Annex E6 Concerning Temporary Admission for Inward Processing SIMPHARM ANNEX
20 April 1978 Annex E8 Concerning Temporary Exportation for Outward Processing SIMPHARM ANNEX
19 March 1979 Annex F1 Concerning Free Zone SIMPHARM ANNEX
22 April 1980 Annex F5 Concerning Urgent Consignments SIMPHARM ANNEX
29 January 1981 Annex C1 Concerning Outright Exportation SIMPHARM ANNEX
13 February 1981 Annex B3 Concerning reimportation in the same state SIMPHARM ANNEX
13 February 1981 Annex F4 Concerning Customs Formalities in respect of Postal Traffic SIMPHARM ANNEX
18 March 1982 Annex A3 Concerning Customs formalities applicable to commercial means of transport SIMPHARM ANNEX
26 November 1982 Annex D3 Concerning the Control of Documentary Evidence of Origin SIMPHARM ANNEX
8 September 1983 Annex F3 Concerning Customs facilities applicable to Travellers SIMPHARM ANNEX
1 December 1983 Annex E2 Concerning Transshipment SIMPHARM ANNEX
1 December 1983 Annex G1 Concerning Information supplied by the Customs Authorities SIMPHARM ANNEX
1 December 1983 Annex H1 Concerning Appeals in Customs Matters SIMPHARM ANNEX
28 January 1984 Annex G2 Concerning the Relationship between Customs Authorities and Third Parities SIMPHARM ANNEX
1 January 1985 Additional Protocol to the Agreement on the Temporary Importation, Free of Duty, of Medical, Surgical and Laboratory Equipment for the use on Free Loan in Hospitals and other Medical Institutions for Purposes of Diagnosis or Treatment [ETS No. 110]
28 January 1987 Annex F2 Processing of Goods for Home Use SIMPHARM ANNEX
3 June 1989 Annex B2 Concerning relief from Import duties and Taxes in respect of goods declared for home use SIMPHARM ANNEX
1 August 1989 Amendments to Annexes 2 and 7 of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) done at Geneva on 14 November 1975
1 August 1990 Amendments to Annexes 2, 6 and 7 of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) done at Geneva on 14 November 1975
1 August 1991 Amendment to Annex 6 of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) done at Geneva on 14 November 1975
1 August 1992 Amendment to Annexes 2 and 7 of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), done at Geneva on 14 November 1975
30 October 1992 Amendment to the Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles Done at Geneva on 18 May 1956
1 August 1993 Amendment to Annex 6 of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) done at Geneva on 14 November 1975
17 February 1999 Amendments to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) and to Annexes 6 and 8
25 September 2018 Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
Annex E7 Concerning the Duty Free Replacement of Goods SIMPHARM ANNEX
Annex A4 Concerning Customs Treatment of Stores SIMPHARM ANNEX
Annex J1 Concerning Customs applications of Computers SIMPHARM ANNEX
Annex H2 Concerning Customs Offences SIMPHARM ANNEX
Recommendation of the Customs Co-operation Council concerning the amendment of Article XVIII of the Convention on the Valuation of Goods for Customs Purposes of 15/12/1950 (See also United Kingdom's Denunciation)
Recommendation of the Customs Co-operation Council concerning the amendment to the Convention establishing the Customs Co-operation Council (concluded at Brussels on 15 December 1950), recommended by the Council at its 109th / 100th Sessions in June 2007