Guidance

UK Trade Tariff: agreement preference country groups

Published 1 January 2009

If you are making a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) follow the guidance in the UK Trade Tariff: volume 3 for CDS.

Country code Preference treatment
AD Under Trade Agreement between EU and Andorra.
BG Under Trade Agreement between EU and Bulgaria.
CY Under Trade Agreement between EU and Cyprus.
EE Under Trade Agreement between EU and Estonia.
FO Under Trade Agreement between EU and Faroe Islands.
HU Under Trade Agreement between EU and Hungary.
IL Under Trade Agreement between EU and Israel.
LT Under Trade Agreement between EU and Lithuania.
LV Under Trade Agreement between EU and Latvia.
MD Under Trade Agreement between EU and Moldova.
MT Under Trade Agreement between EU and Malta.
MX Under Trade Agreement between EU and Mexico.
PL Under Trade Agreement between EU and Poland.
PS Under Trade Agreement between EU and occupied Palestinian Territory (West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip).
RO Under Trade Agreement between EU and Romania.
SM Interim Trade and Customs Union Agreement between EU and San Marino.
TR Under Trade Agreement between EU and Turkey.
XC Under Trade Agreement between EU and Ceuta.
XL Under Trade Agreement between EU and Melilla.
ZA Under Trade Agreement between EU and South Africa.
G009 Quota Group of 12 countries – handloom fabrics (see tariff quotas and ceilings).
G022 GSP Countries (shown in trade arrangements for countries outside the EU) excluding LDDC.
G029 Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA).
G030 Quota Group of 23 countries – handloom products (see tariff quotas and ceilings).
G033 Under Trade Agreement between EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states, Overseas countries and Territories (OCT) and Zimbabwe.
G038 ACP.
G039 OCT.
G044 Under Trade Agreement between EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) countries – Iceland, Liechstenstein, Norway and Svalbard Archipelago.
G050 Under Trade Agreement between EU and EFTA countries – Iceland, Norway, Liechstenstein, Norway, Svalbard Archipelago and Switzerland.
G062 GSP countries (shown in trade arrangements for countries outside the EU) excluding MFA.
G065 GSP countries (shown in trade arrangements for countries outside the EU) excluding LDDC and MFA.
G068 CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
G073 Under GSP least developed developing countries (LDDC).
G083 Under Trade Agreement between EU and Czech and Slovak Republics.
G087 LDDC and CAC.
G110 Under Trade Agreement between EU and the Mahgreb Countries (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria).
G111 Under Trade Agreement between EU and Occupied Palestinian Territory (PS), including Gaza and Jericho (GJ).
G112 Under Trade Agreement between EU and the Mashraq countries (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria).
G117 Former Soviet Union.
G124 Under Trade Agreement between EU and the Republics of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (RY).