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 – click…
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.
Importing a car 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 become more complicated…
UK Import Complexity The Brexit transition period ends on December 31st 2020 and has greatly increased UK Import Complexity. From this point onwards any goods entering, or transiting through Great Britain (GB) will need customs declarations. The British government has proposed a plan for the introduction of border controls on imports of goods from EU…
December 2019 In the run up to the British general election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson assured the British public, in typical bombastic fashion, that there would be no checks,post Brexit between Britain and Northern Ireland. This was December 2019 and Johnson’s comments were surely aimed at allaying the fears of the DUP, whom he was…
As of January 31st, 2020, the UK will finally and formally leave the European Union. There will be a transition period where all supply chain stakeholders will need to put customs procedures in place. By early 2021 all shipments delivering to, or transiting through the UK will require customs declarations. The declarant will need to…
Companies importing and exporting goods through the UK post-Brexit, will be required to classify their goods. This means that companies will have to obtain the correct tariff code and enter it correctly on a customs declaration for that shipment.