A part of the UK Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) coming into affect in 2024 is the requirement for all UK imports to have a Goods Movement reference (GMR). A GMR can be obtained from the Good Vehicle Movement System (GVMS). The declarant, haulier or another party in the supply chain must be responsible for the creation…
Under the old CHIEF system all UK imports and exports required a port badge in order to use customs declaration software and clear goods for movement across borders. The Customs Declaration Service (CDS) has replaced the CHIEF system for imports and is in the process of replacing the old export system too. The port badge was…
Custran has launched a new product. As of today Irish NCTS transit software is available on the Custran platform. This software will help you make all of your T1 and T2 transit declarations on the Custran platform directly to the NCTS system.This software will be of particular interest to anyone shipping goods from Ireland via the UK…
HMRC are in the process of rolling out the Goods Vehicle Movement System (GVMS) at the moment. The system has been in operation at ports in Northern Ireland since 2021 and now in 2022 ports across Britain are beginning to use the GVMS system. That means that goods moving through a port facility using GVMS,…
Full customs controls for the UK came into effect on January 1st 2022 supported by the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS). All haulage companies entering or exiting the UK must now make a GVMS submission and get a GMR number before boarding a ferry, to or from the UK. Customers must be registered to use…
Brexit for EU and UK hauliers transporting goods in and out of the UK will really begin on January 1st 2022. Up until now goods imported or exported to and from the UK may have moved through the ports in some cases without the correct customs declarations. This was due to the lack of UK…
Customs Freight Simplified Procedures (CFSP) are specific customs procedures for the import of certain goods into the UK. These include Simplified Frontier Declarations (SFD), Import Supplementary Declarations (SDI), Final Supplementary Declarations (FSD), Warehouse Removal Supplementary Declarations (SDW) and more. Traders who wish to avail of CFSP must apply for authorisation from HMRC. Traders must have…
When non- European Union (EU) goods enter the customs territory of an EU member state, then an Entry Security Declaration (ENS) must be submitted in advance of the goods arrival. This process must be completed for goods transported by sea or by air. The ENS is submitted to an EU wide system called the Import Control System…
Anyone who purchases goods from Great Britain is now subject to VAT and duties on those goods when they are imported into Ireland. Individuals who want to make one off imports, or have a number of imports over a given period, do not have to register with ROS to make these payments. Individuals can provide…
Importing a car or other vehicle from the UK has always seemed attractive as there is a much bigger choice than in Ireland, prices are very competitive, and anyone could travel freely to make their purchase. The currency exchange rate can also be favourable to Irish buyers. But importing a car for the UK has…