{"id":1339286,"date":"2024-07-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1339286"},"modified":"2024-06-30T14:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T13:46:35","slug":"tariff-suspension-and-quota-scheme-opens-for-agri-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/tariff-suspension-and-quota-scheme-opens-for-agri-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Tariff suspension and quota scheme opens for agri-sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) is now inviting applications from manufacturers in the agricultural, industrial and related sectors for a new round of the EU’s tariff suspension and quota scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tariff suspension scheme offers the possibility for such companies to import raw materials, components, or intermediate products from outside the European Union free from tariff duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This scheme applies on the condition that the item cannot be sourced in the EU or Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tariff quota scheme is designed to address shortages in the availability of essential materials within the EU and can be applied for in the same way as suspensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tariff suspension<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The department<\/a> said that companies, in applying for tariff suspensions, must be able to demonstrate that each item for which duty suspension is sought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n