Section 133AK — Value Added Tax Regulations 1995: Temporary importations into Northern Ireland

Temporary importations into Northern Ireland 133AK 1 Subject to such conditions as the Commissioners may impose, the VAT chargeable on the importation of goods shall not be payable where—

a a taxable person makes a supply of goods which is to be zero-rated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act, b the goods so imported are the subject of that supply, and c the Commissioners are satisfied that the importer—

i intends to remove the goods to a member State, and ii is importing the goods in the course of a supply by the importer of those goods in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act and any regulations made thereunder.

2 As a condition of granting the relief afforded by paragraph (1), the Commissioners may require the deposit of security the amount of which shall not exceed the amount of VAT chargeable on the importation.

3 The relief afforded by paragraph (1) above shall continue to apply provided that the importer—

a removes the goods to a member State within one month of the date of importation or within such longer period as the Commissioners may allow, and b supplies the goods in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act and any regulations made thereunder.

4 In this regulation, the “relevant provisions of the Act” are the provisions in sub-paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) and (b) of section 30(8) of the Act to be read as if the changes made by paragraph 29(5) of Schedule 8 to the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 had not been made and “Northern Ireland” is substituted for “United Kingdom”.