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Importing Mechanical Power Generators from the United States to the United Kingdom: A Formal, End-to-End Guide

Introduction Mechanical power generators—complete generating sets, diesel and gasoline prime movers, alternators, and spare parts—are indispensable across construction, healthcare, data centres, and emergency response. Bringing these units from the United States into Great Britain (GB) is entirely manageable when approached as a single, evidence-led workflow. That workflow has three pillars: (1) accurate customs treatment built [...]

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Customs Declaration Systems (CDS) - Customs Declaration Technical Questions and Answers

Customs Declaration Systems (CDS) – Customs Declaration Technical Questions and Answers

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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Customs Procedures

A Quick Guide to UK Customs Procedures

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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Temporary Admission

Customs Procedures | A quick guide to using Temporary Admission to avoid paying duty

Introduction With a Temporary Admission authorisation, you can keep imported goods in the UK for up to two years before re-exporting them. You will be exempted from paying the import duty or VAT on these items. To use Temporary Admission, you must request authorisation.  Some examples of such goods can be professional equipment, auction items, [...]

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