Starting 31st January 2025, all goods imported from the EU to Great Britain must be accompanied by a safety and security declaration, also known as an Entry Summary Declaration (ENS), HMRC has announced. This move aims to streamline safety protocols and simplify the...

When it comes to the seamless transit of fine art and valuable commodities, experience and expertise matter. At Customs Insights, we understand the intricacies of customs clearance, and with our specialised Art Clearance services, we are here to ensure that your...

We’re here to help you prepare for the introduction of New Computerised Transit System Phase 5 (NCTS5) on 1st July 2024. With the upcoming transition from NCTS4 to NCTS5 in Northern Ireland (NI) and Great Britain (GB) on the 1st July 2024, planned system downtime has...

Following the recent updates to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) Export declarations which come into force on 4th March 2024, HMRC have introduced a common user charge and outlined the rates. All commercial movements of animal products, plants and plant products...

HMRC is making significant changes that will affect Northern Ireland traders, and these changes could disrupt supply chains, especially in the crucial week before Christmas. Here are the key points to take away: 1. Linking Duty Deferment Accounts (DDA) to EORI...

The Common Transit Convention (CTC) authority has extended the transition period for NCTS Phase 5 due to requests from several countries and industry submissions. After careful consideration, the UK has decided to adopt this extension, and the new implementation date...

HMRC has confirmed the extension of the Trader Support Service until 31 December 2024. This reaffirms the commitment of HMRC and the UK government to provide long-term support for traders moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in alignment with the...

Since the UK’s departure from the EU in 2020, the commercial operators at Dover Western Docks (DWD) and Stop 24 have worked with HMRC to provide capacity for the new customs processes. Now that the Sevington and Holyhead sites are fully operational, the additional...

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are making immediate changes to the Certificate of Inspection (COI) template. It has been announced that organic food and feed imports into Great Britain will change, as well as a delay to the...

HMRC has announced that the exports deadline for the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) is changing from 31 March 2023 to 30 November 2023. Originally, all export declarations were needed to be made on CDS by 31 March 2023. The extended deadline has been decided by...

As you are probably now well aware, HMRC’s CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight system) is being discontinued and replaced by CDS (Customs Declaration Service) by 31st March, 2023.

As you are probably now well aware, HMRC’s CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight system) is being discontinued and replaced by CDS (Customs Declaration Service) by 31st March, 2023.

In 2021, HMRC announced after nearly 30 years, the closure of its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system by 31st March 2023, as it was felt that the system was no longer fit for purpose.

Following our news item earlier this week regarding GVMS, we are now making customers aware of another piece of Customs legislation that is about to change. From 1st January 2022, certain exporters from the EU will need to be REX registered.

The Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) – a new UK Government Customs system – will come into force next year, affecting imports from the EU. This will bring to an end the easements that were put in place during the Brexit transition period.

The Government has announced the UK’s new Customs tariffs. The UK Global Tariff (UKGT) will replace the current EUs’ Common External Tariff (EU CET).

After last week’s acceptance of Boris Johnson’s deal in parliament, the EU followed up by agreeing a further extension to Brexit until 31 January 2019. While the deal was approved in principle, all options remain firmly on the table as parliament can still fail to get...

EU leaders backed and agreed a third extension to Brexit on Friday, and today confirmed a new deadline date of 31st January 2020.  This follows last week’s parliamentary votes to accept Boris Johnson’s deal but to refuse the short timescale. The deal is a modified...

While parliament remains in the middle of critical debates surrounding the no deal scenario, the UK Gov site has issued guidelines to businesses on how to prepare for the possibility.The guide outlines what steps UK businesses should take to be able to send and...

With the increasing chances of a no deal Brexit, customs formalities and controls at the border between France and the UK could well be reinstated.French customs have issued guidance for UK businesses that move goods between the UK and France (and beyond), which...

Anti-Dumping Duty is an Import Duty charged in addition to Customs Duty that applies throughout the EU and while the UK are still members it applies to the UK as well.The implementation of this duty enables the EU to take action against goods sold at less than their...

UK prime minister - Theresa May – has confirmed her resignation today following months of turmoil over Brexit. She confirmed she will quit as leader of the conservatives on 7th June and remain as prime minister until a new leader is elected.In today’s statement, she...

According to latest news, the cross party Brexit talks between the Conservative and Labour parties have failed to find a compromise and are now set to end without an agreement in place.Leaving the EU with a Customs Union agreement seems to have been central to the...

According to recent reports, cross party talks are progressing as a means of resolving the Brexit issue, which suggests we may be moving towards a scenario where the UK remains in the Customs Union.While it has been suggested that a high number of Tory MP's won't vote...

HMRC have now announced further details of the simplified customs procedures that will be effective should the UK leave the EU without a deal.The Transitional Simplified Procedures (TSP), which were originally announced early in February, should make the customs...

Following yesterday’s vote to reject Prime Minister May’s Brexit proposal, the government has confirmed that most imports into the UK will not be subject to a tariff in the event of a no-deal Brexit.It was confirmed that a temporary scheme would mean that around  87%...

The Department of International Trade have published details of the trade agreement between the UK and Switzerland, which will become applicable should there be a no deal Brexit.The "continuity agreement" - based on the EU's existing free trade deal with Switzerland -...

Last week, we confirmed that new simplified customs procedures are being introduced at roro ports in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The announcement from HM Customs has been widely debated, with leading industry trade organisations already weighing in with concerns...

On the 29th March 2019, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, large numbers of UK businesses have been expected to work apply the same procedures to EU shipments that exist when trading with the rest of the world.At the present time, under import processes for...

Reports today are suggesting that the deadline for agreeing the UK's divorce from the EU has unofficially been moved from October to the middle of November. It is believed that the longer time frame has been agreed as little headway is being made with a mutually...