The United Kingdom government has issued its inaugural strategic direction to the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), marking a decisive shift toward a more responsive, efficient, and business-friendly trade defence framework. This intervention comes at a critical juncture when UK producers and manufacturers face intensifying global competition, supply chain volatility, and pricing pressures from subsidised or [...]
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Introduction This is a quick guide on Customs Additional Procedure Codes for claiming a duty Relief. The customs procedure codes identify the customs excise regimes from which goods are being entered and removed. The CPC is completed at export as well as import. The CPC is based on a two-digit community code that identifies a [...]
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Introduction This post aggregates some of the most frequently asked technical questions related to filing declarations on Customs Declarations Services (CDS). Is it true that Deferment data 2/3 (C505, C506, 1207) is required at item level and header level? I would like this confirmed as a lot of data is repeated for the same entry [...]
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Introduction This article is part of our series of guides on UK customs procedures. This post aggregates all the previous articles on the topic on a single page. Please pick the customs procedure to learn more about it. Inward ProcessingA quick guide to Inward Processing to delay or pay less duty on goods you import [...]
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Introduction When you import goods into the United Kingdom, you have to bring them into Free Circulation. Free Circulation means that Customs clear the goods, and you can sell them to or use them in the United Kingdom. Free Circulation customs procedure refers to the basic declaration of non-UK and non-EU goods for domestic use [...]
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Introduction Customs warehousing is a process that enables non-UK products to be stored in the UK duty-free. When the commodities are released into free circulation, duty becomes payable. Additionally, a warehouse may be authorised as a tax warehouse. If the warehouse is not a customs and tax warehouse, excise duty will be charged when the [...]
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Introduction The Returned Goods Relief (RGR) programme enables a physical item that was previously imported into a territory, to be reintroduced into that territory without the need to repay tax (because this was accounted for at the time of its initial import). Aircraft are ideal examples of 'goods' that often move between jurisdictions and tax [...]
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Introduction The customs procedure codes (CPCs) identify the customs and/or excise regimes which goods are being entered into and removed from (where this applies). The CPC is completed at export as well as import. CPC Format The CPC is based on a 2 digit community code which identifies a customs procedure, eg removal from warehouse, [...]
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