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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2180

Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018

[As Introduced]
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This Act sets up the legal framework for how the UK taxes goods that cross its borders. It gives the government power to decide customs duties and tax rules for imports and exports, which became more important after the UK left the European Union.

Presented by Mr Philip Hammond
supported by Lord Bates.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote603 MPs
53% Ayes · 31847% Noes · 285
The democratic gap

47% , a wide gap

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading20 Nov 2017
  • 2nd reading8 Jan 2018
  • Committee stage23 Jan 2018
  • Report stage16 Jul 2018
  • 3rd reading16 Jul 2018

Lords

  • 1st reading17 Jul 2018
  • 2nd reading4 Sept 2018
  • 3rd reading4 Sept 2018
Royal Assent13 Sept 2018