Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 2180
A Bill to impose and regulate a duty of customs by reference to the importation of goods into the United Kingdom; to confer a power to impose and regulate a duty of customs by reference to the export of goods from the United Kingdom; to make other provision in relation to any duty of customs in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU; to amend the law relating to value added tax, and the law relating to any excise duty on goods, in connection with that withdrawal; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: HM Treasury
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In plain English
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2018 c. PART 1 Import duty The charge to tax 1.
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2018 c. PART 1 Import duty The charge to tax 1.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2018 c. PART 1 Import duty The charge to tax 1.. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2018 c. PART 1 Import duty The charge to tax 1..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2018 c. PART 1 Import duty The charge to tax 1.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by HM Treasury.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2018 c. PART 1 Import duty The charge to tax 1.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
Management: (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations add countries... Secretary of State’s power to require a guarantee 16.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2023-02-13
Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”). Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2020-07-24
Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2020
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”). Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2015-02-13
Stamp Duty Land Tax Act 2015
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”). Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2026-08-19
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Act 2026
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2021-02-11
Taxation (Post-transition Period) Act 2020
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.