The EU imposes dozens of different duties on the import of beef; these are the percentage rates charged on selected cuts

For example, if after a Brexit on WTO terms a French restaurant sought to buy £100 worth of British rump steak, it would have to pay an additional £62.20 in customs duties

36.1%

Whole carcass

‘Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled’

47.2%

Forequarters

‘Unseparated or separated forequarters of bovine animals, with bone in, fresh or chilled’

68.5%

Chuck and brisket

‘Frozen bovine boneless crop, chuck and blade and brisket cuts’

 

0

Tongue

64.5%

Hindquarters

‘Unseparated or separated hindquarters of bovine animals, with bone in, fresh or chilled’

62.2%

Rump

‘Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless’

77.4%

T-bone

‘Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in’

83.8%

Skirt

‘Fresh or chilled edible bovine thick and thin skirt (excl. for manufacture of pharmaceutical products)’

 

0

Liver

36.1%

Whole carcass

‘Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled’

64.5%

Hindquarters

‘Unseparated or separated hindquarters of bovine animals, with bone in, fresh or chilled’

62.2%

Rump

‘Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless’

77.4%

T-bone

‘Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in’

0

Tongue

 

0

Liver

 

83.8%

Skirt

‘Fresh or chilled edible bovine thick and thin skirt (excl. for manufacture of pharmaceutical products)’

68.5%

Chuck and brisket

‘Frozen bovine boneless crop, chuck and blade and brisket cuts’

47.2%

Forequarters

‘Unseparated or separated forequarters of bovine animals, with bone in, fresh or chilled’

62.2%

Rump

‘Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless’

77.4%

T-bone

‘Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in’

64.5%

Hindquarters

‘Unseparated or separated hindquarters of bovine animals, with bone in, fresh or chilled’

0

Tongue

 

47.2%

Forequarters

‘Unseparated or separated forequarters of bovine animals, with bone in, fresh or chilled’

0

Liver

 

36.1%

Whole carcass

‘Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled’

68.5%

Chuck and brisket

‘Frozen bovine boneless crop, chuck and blade and brisket cuts’

83.8%

Skirt

‘Fresh or chilled edible bovine thick and thin skirt (excl. for manufacture of pharmaceutical products)’