HMRC has updated its guidance on amending and cancelling Customs Declaration Service (CDS) import declarations. The headline shift is procedural rather than substantive: businesses requesting "other amendments" to a cleared declaration must now use an online notification form rather than emailing HMRC directly. A second, smaller clarification confirms exactly what businesses must submit when asking [...]
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The UK–India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — the UK–India Free Trade Agreement — entered into force on 15 July 2026, four years after negotiations began and just over a year after signature in 2025. It is the UK's most significant bilateral trade agreement since leaving the EU, and for customs professionals it marks [...]
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HMRC and HM Treasury recently jointly published "Modernising the UK Customs Regime," a call for evidence asking a question with real implications for every importer, exporter, and intermediary in the country: is the UK's declaration-based customs model still fit for a trading world that runs increasingly on structured digital data? The call for evidence is [...]
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HMRC has opened a new consultation proposing mandatory registration for customs intermediaries — the agents, brokers, freight forwarders, and express operators who submit customs declarations on behalf of traders. Published on 23 June 2026 under the title "Customs intermediaries: introduction of Mandatory Registration," the consultation runs for thirteen weeks, closing on 21 September 2026, and [...]
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The Customs Declarations UK team has just returned from Multimodal 2026 at the NEC Birmingham — and what an event it was. Three days of brilliant conversations, valuable reconnections, and a real sense of momentum across the UK logistics and supply chain community. For those unfamiliar, Multimodal is the UK and Ireland's leading freight transport, [...]
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The European Union has taken one of the most consequential steps in customs policy in a generation. From 1 July 2026, the long-standing duty-free treatment of low-value parcels entering the EU has ended. In its place, a flat customs duty of €3 per item applies to consignments with an intrinsic value of €150 or less. [...]
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HMRC and HM Treasury have jointly published a call for evidence on the future of the UK customs regime, inviting views from traders, intermediaries, freight forwarders, hauliers, and customs software providers. Published on 23 June 2026 and running for twelve weeks until 15 September 2026, the call for evidence seeks views on how trade digitalisation [...]
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We are pleased to announce that Customs Declarations UK will be exhibiting at Multimodal 2026, the United Kingdom's leading freight, logistics, and supply chain event. Taking place at the NEC Birmingham from 30 June to 2 July 2026, Multimodal brings together thousands of industry professionals, decision-makers, and technology providers from across the trade and logistics [...]
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