How our API connection can improve your supply chain efficiency Many companies send out multiple shipments a day or must complete multiple import or export declarations in order for their supply chains to move. With each of these movements, many pieces of paperwork and processes need to be followed in order to keep…
Covid-19 has affected most if not all our lives over the last two/three years with many young people having their educations disrupted. With added pressures added to young individuals to pass exams with little education due to schools and college closures left many with anxieties about entering the workforce. As a Young Enterprise Business Backer,…
EU Exporters Preferential Origin and REX Registration From 1st January 2023, for EU Exporters looking to claim Preferential Origin on their goods, the system of Approved Exporters has been replaced by the Registered Exporters System (REX). The Importers will have to claim the tariff preference by means of ‘Statement On Origin’ on the commercial…
The current grace period for moving veterinary medicines between mainland UK and Northern Ireland has been extended by a further three years by the EU. Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Maros Sefcovic said the deal, which was due to expire on the 31st of December 2022, will now continue until the end…
If you are moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, you may be required to pay duty on some/all of your items that are of European & Third World Origin. If you can demonstrate that your goods are going to remain or be consumed within the United Kingdom domestic market (excluding goods that…
In a recent article published by the Economical & Social Research Institute, they have estimated that UK to EU trade has declined by 16% & EU to UK trade has declined by 20% since the beginning of Brexit on January 1st 2021. Trade between the EU and UK has recovered to most of its pre-2021…
HMRC announced that the current UK’s customs system, Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) is being replaced by the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS). From 30 September 2022 all cargo arriving into the UK will need to be submitted to the new CDS system. This change will require you to take…
The European Union has updated its rules on steel quotas which has resulted in Great Britain steel sales to Northern Ireland being faced with a 25% import tariff. HM Revenue and Customs have informed all steel producers of the new tariff on Wednesday 24th August. The change is reported to have come into effect due…
A recent survey carried out by the Institute of Export and International Trade (IOE&IT) on a webinar in relation to how traders can prepare for the new CDS system, reported that half of the attendees stated they were either not very prepared (35%) or not at all prepared (15%) despite deadline looming. The Customs…
As Europe lives through a long, hot summer, one of the continent’s major rivers is getting drier – posing major problems for the people and businesses that rely on it. Currently, Germany is experiencing a drought along the River Rhine and has meant that water levels are now too shallow for laden barges hauling freight…