SPE16370 - Shipwork goods: supply of goods for use as spare parts on a vessel

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Shipwork Authorised Use goods may be supplied to an eligible vessel as spare parts for carriage and possible future use on the vessel where it is customary or obligatory, to enable:

  • running repairs to be carried out during the vessel’s voyage, or
  • the vessel’s machinery or equipment to be used under varying conditions whilst at sea. Authorised Use is completed when goods are incorporation in, fitting to or equipping the vessels.

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.