by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jan 1, 2026 | News
Later this month (28 January), the government is changing how information on sanctions is being kept and stored. The new approach means that there will be a single source for businesses checking sanctions information. “Most small businesses will see little or no...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Dec 29, 2025 | News
It’s been a turbulent year in export controls and sanctions, as some nations have faced heavier sanctions, others have seen them removed and China has flexed its muscle on controls around the export of critical minerals. The major story this year has been the pact...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Dec 4, 2025 | Blog
The UK government is reportedly increasing its enforcement of customs compliance, and this includes auditing businesses. Last year, HMRC set about hiring 5,500 new officials to support this. The leeway that the government had said it was willing to provide to...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Nov 6, 2025 | Blog
France has announced that from January 2026 it will withdraw Regime 42 for goods moved via “one-off fiscal representation”. This is not an immediately recognisable customs procedure to many, but the change to Regime 42 will significantly impact how many firms...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Nov 5, 2025 | News
HMRC has announced that a free-to-use data system will be rolled out for users of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). Any declarant, or third-party provider acting on a trader’s behalf, can use the service to request customs data reports. It’s the same data that...
