CDS Launch Under Way

CDS Launch Under Way

HMRC has confirmed that they have successfully implemented the first software release for the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS). The Customs Declaration Service is expected to deliver a modern system for importers and exporters who have to complete customs...
EORI – Be Ready For Brexit

EORI – Be Ready For Brexit

Last week the UK’s international trade secretary – Liam Fox – suggested the odds were 60/40 against a trade agreement being in place with the EU, therefore a ‘hard Brexit’ currently seems most likely. One of the consequences of a hard Brexit will be full Customs...
New Industry Website Launches

New Industry Website Launches

Customs Insights group partners – CP Training Services – have just launched their new look training website, which provides an exciting range of supply chain training courses designed for managers and aspiring managers. CP Training Services have been the...
No-Deal Brexit Risks Lorry Park

No-Deal Brexit Risks Lorry Park

A recent report suggests that a “temporary solution” to handling cross-channel traffic, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, risks turning much of the M20 into a giant lorry park over the coming years. A recent assessment suggested that a 13-mile stretch of the...
Customs Declaration Service

Customs Declaration Service

Since 1994 the system employed by HMRC to process import and export declarations has been CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight). In the coming months, this system is being replaced by the HMRC Customs Declaration Service (CDS), although there will be...
Last Call for EU Customs Deal?

Last Call for EU Customs Deal?

We recently mentioned that UK government were drawing up a third plan for post Brexit customs, which they duly confirmed after meeting at Chequers last week. According to various reports this week, the EU’s initial response to the ‘chequers agreement’ has been a...