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Sanctions Notice: Financial Sanctions: Central African Republic

This news release is issued in respect of the financial sanctions in place against the Central African Republic. Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014...
Tuesday, 2 June 2020

UK Global Customs Tariff

This news release is issued to draw attention to the publication of the UK’s new Global Tariff (UKGT). This will replace the EU’s Common External Tariff on 1...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020

Sanctions Notice: Financial Sanctions: Coronavirus-related humanitarian aid

This news release is to publicise a guidance note issued by the European Commission on how coronavirus-related humanitarian aid can be sent to countries and...
Tuesday, 12 May 2020

Value Added Tax (Zero-rating)(Coronavirus) Order 2020

This news release is issued to publicise changes being made to the rate of VAT on certain products relating to the coronavirus pandemic. The Value Added Tax...
Friday, 1 May 2020

Sanctions Notice: Financial Sanctions: Afghanistan

This news release is to publicise a correction to the identifying information for 137 entries in the Afghanistan sanctions regime.  The following entry is no...
Thursday, 30 April 2020

Import Control Guidance

This news release is issued to draw attention to the publication of new UK import control guidance which explain the import prohibitions and controls that are...
Wednesday, 29 April 2020

Sanctions Notice: Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (1)

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No...
Monday, 6 April 2020

FERSA agreement with UK signed by Treasury Minister

Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan MHK this week signed the Final Expenditure Revenue Sharing Arrangement (FERSA) with the United Kingdom Government. The FERSA...
Friday, 27 March 2020

Alcohol Duty – Wine and made-wine, post duty point dilution

Legislation is being introduced which provides for penalty and forfeiture provisions for anyone diluting wine and made-wine after the excise duty point has...
Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Coronavirus – VAT deferred payments

During a Press Conference at 10 am on 23 March 2020, the Treasury Minister announced the following measures in relation to VAT payments. To assist businesses...
Monday, 23 March 2020
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