by Lucinda O'Reilly | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog
How to claim Returned Goods Relief If you have exported goods to a third country, you can re-import them to the UK using Returned Goods Relief (RGR). HMRC guidance allows you to bring back your goods without paying duty or VAT, offering a significant financial...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Sep 1, 2024 | News
Business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has outlined his agenda for trade and his commitment to creating an aligned industrial strategy. He also emphasised an upcoming drive to attract international investment to the UK, which he stated would create “good,...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Aug 12, 2024 | Blog
Introduction One of the questions most frequently asked by importers and exporters is how much import duty they or their customers will have to pay. It would be convenient if there were an import duty calculator but unfortunately I haven’t found a reliable one yet!...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Aug 11, 2024 | Blog
From 13th December 2024 updates to the General Product Safety Regulation come into force in the EU. Anyone selling product in the EU or Northern Ireland must comply with the new rules that encompass having a “Responsible Person” to represent you on safety related...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Aug 1, 2024 | News
The US has eased its export controls programme in order to allow improved technology sharing with the other members of the AUKUS security agreement, Australia and the UK. The US State Department has informed Congress that it considers Australia and the UK to have...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jul 1, 2024 | News
A South African trade minister has voiced opposition to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) at a recent meeting of the BRICS bloc of nations in Russia. The EU’s CBAM, which imposes levies on goods which have manufacturing processes resulting in higher...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jul 1, 2024 | Blog
Many businesses don’t understand that their goods are classified as ‘dual-use’ so that, despite being intended for an innocuous end-use, they could also have military applications that make them subject to controls. The breadth of goods that fall in this category is...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jun 1, 2024 | News
The UK government has warned businesses that it won’t tolerate the repeated and criminal practice of incorrectly completing customs documents to avoid new charges. The claims follow the second round of Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) rules that were introduced in...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | May 1, 2024 | News
US president Joe Biden has hiked tariffs on a wide range of Chinese goods, citing “unfair competition” from Beijing. In an announcement by the White House, the Biden administration said it had increased tariffs on a number of Chinese imports, citing a need to protect...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Apr 1, 2024 | News
The old SPIRE system for export licensing is being slowly retired as the government switches to a new system. The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) is bringing in a new system called Licensing for International Trade and Enterprise (LITE). It’s estimated that £15bn...
