by Lucinda O'Reilly | Aug 25, 2023 | News
The government has announced a new timeline for when businesses need to be completing export declarations using the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). CDS is replacing the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system and exporters had been due to have...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Aug 4, 2023 | News
The government has announced Liverpool as the second of the UK’s Investment Zones, with both national and local authorities saying it will build up the city as a major hub for medical innovation and life sciences. The Department for Levelling Up said in a...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jul 5, 2023 | News
A new duty reimbursement scheme has been launched for businesses sending goods from Great Britain into Northern Ireland that do not subsequently move into the EU.The scheme delivers an important element of the Windsor Framework that was agreed to by prime minister...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jul 4, 2023 | News
Cabinet Office minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe told a technology summit that ongoing pilots trialling the digitalisation of cross-border trade could save businesses up to £225m a year in reduced administration, if scaled up.Speaking at the ‘Border Strategy 2025:...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jun 16, 2023 | News
A new set of tariffs for imports from developing countries into the UK will enter force on Monday (19 June). The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) replaces the UK Generalised System of Preferences – the continuity system that was put in place following the...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jun 14, 2023 | News
The EU has agreed an Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) to enable it to respond to economic pressure from third countries.It allows the bloc to implement countermeasures – like import tariffs, trade restrictions, or public procurement measures – against countries that try...
