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6 August 2021  
(21-6110) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
IMPORT LICENSING SYSTEM OF THE UNITED KINGDOM  
REPLIES TO QUESTIONS FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM  
The following submission, dated 5 August 2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United Kingdom.  
 
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Question 1  
After close consideration of these notifications, the Russian Federation would like to put 
on the record of this meeting that we have some questions regarding one of these 
documents, namely G/LIC/N/2/GBR/1. The Russian  Federation seeks the clarification 
from the United Kingdom on what goods are subject to automatic import licensing and 
non-automatic one.  
Answer:  
The United Kingdom (UK) thanks the Russian Federation for their question. The UK operates a 
system of import  licences in order to monitor trade flows for certain agricultural products without 
limiting access to the UK market. This is an automatic licensing regime and the goods subject to it 
have been listed in the Annex in G/LIC/N/2/GBR/1 under the heading "Non-quota Import Licences ".  
The UK also operates a system of import licences in order to administer tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for 
certain agricultural products. This is a non -automatic licencing regime and the goods subject to it 
have been listed in the Annex  in G/LIC/N/2/GBR/1 under the heading "Tariff Rate Quota Import 
Licences ". 
Question 2  
In reference to 2 of the document G/LIC/N/2/GBR/ it says that "Some European Union 
law was retained in UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and 
the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, with minor modifications to 
ensure operability ". The Russian Federation is wondering when the United Kingdom is 
planning to notify these modifications.  
Answer:  
These modifications are notified in section 2 of the document G/LIC/N/2/GBR/1  under the "UK 
legislation " sub-heading.  
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