Introduction The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency said on the 28th of April 2022 that the new controls for EU-UK migration, which had been scheduled to go into effect on the 1st of July 2022, have been delayed until further notice. This year, the remaining import limitations on EU goods will not be [...]
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Introduction You can now begin your transition to the Customs Declaration Service. Customs Declaration Service is a modern IT platform with the scalability to expand in accordance with the government's plans to create the most efficient customs system in the world by 2025. If your company is registered for VAT, you may already be utilising [...]
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Introduction All fruits and vegetables imported into or exported from the United Kingdom must comply with applicable quality and labelling regulations. Imports of fruit and vegetables (whether fresh, dried, tinned, processed or frozen) from third countries must meet the same hygiene standards and go through the same safety procedures as food produced in Great Britain. [...]
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Introduction To import the majority of foreign fish into the United Kingdom, a valid catch certificate must be obtained from the country's competent authorities where the fishing vessel is registered or licenced. The format of catch certificates will vary according to the exporting country that issued them. Still, they will all require certain information such [...]
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Understanding Imported Organic Products Imported organic products must meet either of the following criteria: Unprocessed agricultural or aquaculture products produced in the European Union Processed agricultural products for use as food or feed that have been processed in the EU with ingredients grown in the Union Processed agricultural products for use as food or feed [...]
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Brexit shaves a record £20 billion off UK exports in a single year, while EU imports also decline. According to recent estimates, the UK's exports to EU countries fell by a record £20 billion in just 20 months. Sales to the EU fell more than any other country in 2021, according to ONS statistics, as [...]
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New requirements for the importation of goods of animal origin (POAO) and animal by-products (ABP) from the European Union (EU) to the United Kingdom (UK) (GB) Beginning January 1, 2022 Following the Government's declaration in September 2021 that some EU-GB Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import regulations would take effect on 1 July 2022, we want [...]
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From 1 January 2022, you will no longer be able to delay making import customs declarations under the Staged Customs Controls rules that have applied during 2021. Most customers will have to make declarations and pay relevant tariffs at the point ofimport. Before 1 January 2022, you should consider how you are going to submit [...]
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