by Lucinda O'Reilly | Dec 23, 2024 | Blog
The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) programme is set to transform product transparency and sustainability for manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers. It is designed to promote a circular economy, improve consumer awareness, and guarantee...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Nov 23, 2024 | News
The UK is pausing the development of the Single Trade Window, a digital border service that would have streamlined data relating to cross-border trade. James Murray, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, made a written statement to the House today (5 November) to...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Nov 14, 2024 | Blog
Customs Warehousing is a special procedure that allows importers to avoid paying import duty and VAT unnecessarily. It enables the storage of non-UK goods in a designated and authorised location within the UK, with import duties and taxes being suspended. There is no...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Oct 23, 2024 | Blog
The Customs Declaration Service (CDS) has been fully operational as the replacement for CHIEF since April 2024 and all import and export declarations must now be made using CDS. These are some of the most common questions that have cropped up as importers, exporters,...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Oct 22, 2024 | News
The government has confirmed that the planned ‘Not for EU’ labels scheme will be dropped following a consultation. In a policy update released yesterday, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it would not be moving forward with the...
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...
