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 | 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 | 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...
