# 252.229-7008 Relief from Import Duty (United Kingdom)
Type: Clause
Prescribed in: 229.402-70(h)
Current version date: DEC 2011

## Prescription and Applicability

### DFARS Prescription, 229.402-70(h)

(h) Use the clause at 252.229-7008, Relief from Import Duty (United Kingdom), in solicitations issued and contracts awarded in the United Kingdom.

## Current Text

252.229-7008 Relief from Import Duty (United Kingdom)

As prescribed in 229.402-70(h), use the following clause:

Relief from Import Duty (United Kingdom) (DEC 2011)

Any import dutiable articles, components, or raw materials supplied to the United States Government under this contract shall be exclusive of any United Kingdom import duties. Any imported items supplied for which import duty already has been paid will be supplied at a price exclusive of the amount of import duty paid. The Contractor is advised to contact Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to obtain a refund upon completion of the contract (Reference HMRC Notice No. 431, entitled "Relief from Customs Duty and/or Value Added Tax on United States Government Expenditures in the United Kingdom").

(End of clause)

[76 FR 76320, Dec. 7, 2011]

## Active Class Deviations Affecting This Clause

### Class Deviation 2026-O0007, DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 29)
- Status: Active
- Date Issued: 2026-02-01
- Change type: MODIFIED
- Action: Modified by RFO class deviation

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-252.229-7008