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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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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The Office for National Statistics released its UK Trade: March 2026 bulletin on 14 May 2026, providing a detailed picture of goods and services flows into and out of the United Kingdom for both the month of March and the first quarter of the year. The data reveal sustained import growth, a widening trade deficit, [...]
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Direct certification with French customs enables hauliers, carriers, and freight operators to generate the Enveloppe Logistique Obligatoire alongside ICS2, ENS, and customs declarations — all without leaving the platform. ELO offered free with fair usage. Customs Declarations UK (CDUK), the cloud-based customs declaration platform today announces that it is fully live with France's Enveloppe Logistique [...]
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For years, the customs compliance conversation in the UK trade and logistics sector has focused on getting goods across the border. Declarations filed, duties paid, paperwork stamped — job done. But a quiet and significant shift is under way. HMRC and French customs authorities are increasingly turning their attention not just to what happens at [...]
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The landscape of UK-EU trade is entering a period of unprecedented scrutiny. While the logistics industry has spent much of the last two years adjusting to the general requirements of the Import Control System 2 (ICS2), a specific and more dangerous challenge is emerging: the "High-Value Goods Trap." For customs agents, freight forwarders, and logistics [...]
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The central finding from Q1 2026 supply chain analysis is not subtle. Artificial intelligence is moving out of the planning room and into the operational core of trade and logistics, changing how supply chains respond in real time rather than in retrospect. Transportation costs are firming across major corridors, energy markets remain volatile, and labour [...]
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