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...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Mar 1, 2024 | News
The government has announced updates to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). Taking effect from 24 March 2024, some of the changes will apply to goods moving into Northern Ireland. The operation of the NIREM code used by some traders to declare their goods as ‘not...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Feb 1, 2024 | Blog
Preparation for EU exporters There are new processes coming in on both sides of the Channel as a result of these new rules. The moment the EU supplier’s goods move over the EU border – whether it’s heading to Northern Ireland or Britain – they will be required to...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Feb 1, 2024 | News
Parliament’s European scrutiny committee has raised concerns over the UK and EU’s deal to prevent electric vehicle exports being hit by post-Brexit tariffs. Last year, the EU and UK reached an agreement that avoided a so-called ‘tariff cliff edge’, delaying the...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jan 31, 2024 | Blog
The majority of companies that export do so because they received a sales enquiry from abroad and wanted to take the opportunity to increase sales and profitability. In these circumstances there is usually a degree of learning on the job and the sales, finance and...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jan 23, 2024 | News
The government has said it will be removing a commodity code requirement for export declarations submitted via the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). The change will apply to those submitting export declarations under the Export Memorandum of Understanding (Export...
