All goods with a UK or EU origin require an appropriate declaration of origin to benefit from preferential tariff rates and failure to provide this proof of origin could leave the importer liable for duty and – under some circumstances – the EU may even impose duty twice on the same goods. The government heralded …
While reports of free-flowing freight traffic at Dover may suggest everything is hunky-dory in the nation’s supply chain, after the end of transition, the reality is that there are problems, delays and disruption, it’s just taking place elsewhere and disruption is imminent. Dover’s quiet, not because post-transition processes work, but because just a fraction of …
Internationally recognised as a mark of security and quality excellence, Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status is an independent endorsement that our international supply chain processes are secure and that our customs controls and procedures are efficient, effective and legally compliant. In June 2005 the World Customs Organisation (WCO) adopted the SAFE Framework of Standards to …
As part of their preparation for the UK’s new EU trading relationship the government committed to build new inland border facilities, to carry out customs compliance, transit, and Sanitary and Phytosanitary checks, including one facility opened beside Metro’s midland freight hub. Seven inland border facilities have been operational from the 31st December 2020, so that …
Since the end of the Brexit transition period on New Year’s Eve, new customs paperwork is required for lorry drivers, that is in addition to the recent requirements imposed by France to have a negative Covid test result. However, so far things appear to have been running fairly smoothly at the Channel ports. The amount of …
The Department for International Trade has confirmed that current commodity codes will continue to be used for trade between Great Britain and the EU, when transition ends on 31st December and the UK has left the Single Market and EU Customs Code. From the start of 2021, the UK will apply a new tariff to imported goods when …