SPE13555 - Supply Balance (economic code 05): statistical reporting of economic code 05 goods

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Each authorising office must provide the UoE with details (on a monthly basis) of all authorisations issued under economic code 05, giving the following information:

  • name of the authorisation holder
  • authorisation number
  • CN (commodity) code of the goods
  • description of the goods
  • quantity of goods authorised and
  • authorisation start date.

Supervising offices must send the UoE details (on a quarterly basis) of all goods entered under economic code 05 with:

  • name of the authorisation holder
  • authorisation number
  • CN code of the goods and
  • total quantity of goods entered per authorisation.

The UoE will collate this information and pass it on to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).

Note - Northern Ireland (NI) Customs Authorisations will continue to fall within the provisions of the Union Customs Code (UCC), as retained by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and CEMA 1979