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Introduction A customs guarantee is an agreement to pay for customs debt that has already occurred, referred to as actual debt, or that will occur as a result of certain customs special processes, referred to as potential debt. When duty is not paid at the time of import or export, a customs guarantee is [...]
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Introduction To move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, you will need a Goods Movement Reference (GMR) from HM Government’s Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS). GVMS allows carriers or hauliers to pre-lodge the declarations completed for goods moving from Great Britain. The haulier/carrier is required to provide a single GMR linking the required [...]
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From 1 January 2022, you will no longer be able to delay making import customs declarations under the Staged Customs Controls rules that have applied during 2021. Most customers will have to make declarations and pay relevant tariffs at the point ofimport. Before 1 January 2022, you should consider how you are going to submit [...]
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Since 1 October 2021, certain movements between the United Kingdom and the European Union require EXS disclosures. Additionally, HMRC has made some minor adjustments to the GOV.UK document Safety and Security Requirements on Imports and Exports; these changes are detailed below. The following modifications have been made to the document's body: Removal of the temporary [...]
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HMRC's annual report for 2020-21 indicates that the pandemic has damaged not only its day-to-day operations, tax revenues, and customer service, but also has the potential to jeopardise the implementation of the new plastic packaging tax and the updating of HMRC's telephonic services. The Tax Faculty summarises the important points. Unsurprisingly, the study concentrates on [...]
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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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