Import Tariffs / Import Duty

 

Tariff Quotas in Europe

For a number of products, a reduction of the customs duty payable is allowed for limited quantities of imports. This limitation takes the form of tariff quotas.

Tariff quotas may apply to imports of a specified origin, normally within the framework of preferential tariff arrangements, or to imports of all origins.

As the EU Community is a customs union, tariff quotas are managed centrally by the Commission. Taxation and Customs Union DG performs this management in the Commission's name, except in the case of tariff quotas managed by import license, in which case the management is normally the responsibility of Agriculture DG.

Tariff Quotas in Europe

The tariff quotas are subject to constant change as a result of the daily operations which take place.