EU-UK trade agreement: no customs duties on originating goods
Zero tariffs and quotas trade deal on goods between EU-UK
Enrika Naujokė
Director, CustomsClear, Lithuania
Published 27 Dec 2020
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On 24 December 2020 European Commission announced that an agreement with the United Kingdom on the terms of future cooperation was reached. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement shall be provisionally applied as of 1 January 2021. It provides for zero tariffs and zero quotas on all goods that comply with the appropriate rules of origin. What are these rules and the documents proving the originating status of the goods?