Euro Trading Limited v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

Decision date: 17 January 2011

Neutral citation: [2011] UKFTT 56 (TC)

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Short overview

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Euro Trading appealed a C18 customs debt of £10,137.85 arising from failure to submit a C99 bill of discharge within 30 days after imports under Inward Processing Relief. The tribunal found Euro Trading had been on notice of the requirement (and had received a prior warning), failed to take adequate steps to ensure timely receipt of the C99 by NIRU, and therefore was obviously negligent under Article 859. The appeal was dismissed and the C18 debt confirmed.

Ratio decidendi

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The tribunal treated the controlling principle as that a trader who, after being warned, fails to ensure timely submission of the required bill of discharge (C99) can be held to have committed "obvious negligence" for purposes of Article 859, so as to invalidate reliance on the "no significant effect" exception and sustain the customs debt.

Obiter dicta

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The tribunal observed (non-bindingly) that customs authorities may, in appropriate special circumstances, extend the 30-day period even after it has expired, and that availability of alternative means of communication during postal disruption could be relevant in assessing whether a trader took reasonable steps to comply.

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