Introduction The UK Single Trade Window (STW) is a centralized digital platform envisioned under the 2025 UK Border Strategy to simplify traders' interactions with border authorities. By establishing a single entry point for border data, STW aims to minimize data duplication, enabling traders to submit required information only once through a unified portal. This initiative [...]
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Submitting an import declaration for goods under free circulation can be a straightforward process when guided correctly. This guide walks you through the steps of filing a declaration with no special procedure code and declaration type 'D' for goods that have not yet arrived at the port. In this example, we apply test preferences, with [...]
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Introduction Maintaining speed, accuracy, and compliance in today's customs and logistics market is crucial. Technology has enabled the development of digital customs clearance services, eliminating customs brokers' need for manual data entry and minimising your risk of exposure to delays, rejections, and fines. In addition, clean data allows for more accurate reporting, which is crucial [...]
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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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