I thought all the port taxes went to the EU. Check out TOR, traditional own resources, where an ammount of half the current rebate is gained from these taxes and paid direct to the EU. If I can find the link I will post it later.
UNDERSTATING THE EU FUNDING
While the tough posturing about the EU rebate continues, it would appear that there has been an ‘institutional fiscal lapse’ regarding EU funding figures. There are 3 funding streams from the UK to the EU. Gross National Income-based payments, VAT based payments and Traditional Own Resources (TOR). National Income and VAT are combined and is the normally quoted cost of EU membership. However, the little mentioned TOR consists of customs duties, agricultural duties and sugar levies, and the sum is equivalent to almost half the EU rebate figure!
In 2003 the UK paid £ 1.4 billion in TOR made up as follows, Agricultural Duties £234.5 million, Sugar Levies £12.5 million and Customs Duties £1152.5 million
The UK's total TOR payments were second largest, Germany paid marginally more £1.5 billion. France in contrast paid just £666.6 million.
The UK paid more in agricultural duties than any other Member State - more than three times as much as France, which paid in just £ 70 million. This was despite the fact that France's agricultural sector is larger than the UK's and receives more through the CAP than does the UK.
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