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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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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The EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) officially entered into force on February 1, 2026, marking a significant milestone in international trade regulation. As the European Union's first standalone bilateral digital trade agreement, the DTA establishes binding rules for cross-border data flows, digital customs procedures, e-invoicing standards, and trusted digital identities—all of which have direct implications [...]
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The European Commission’s 2026 work programme signals a sharper turn toward digital sovereignty, trade expansion, and simplification. For customs professionals, three levers stand out: a new Cloud & AI Development Act, fresh market-opening trade tracks, and a push to cut administrative burdens (especially for SMEs). Together, they set the stage for faster declarations, richer data [...]
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Introduction International trade runs on information: what an item is, where it came from, who’s shipping it, why it’s moving, and how much it’s worth. For decades, customs clearance sat at the intersection of all this data—often mediated by paper, manual keying, and fragmented systems. That world is changing fast. AI is now embedded across [...]
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Executive summary European customs administrations are under contradictory pressures: stop more fraud and unsafe goods, but release compliant consignments faster. For two decades, the Union Customs Code (UCC) and the EU Customs Risk Management Framework (CRMF) leaned heavily on rules-based targeting. That era isn’t over—but it is being augmented by machine learning (ML) and advanced [...]
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Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a peripheral technology in international commerce; it is becoming the connective tissue that ties together supply chains, services trade, border processes, and market access. The World Trade Report 2025 positions AI as a general-purpose technology with economy-wide spillovers that can amplify trade-led growth—provided governments and firms invest in [...]
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