Government responds to three consultations on customs measures
[ad_1] The responses set out next steps on measures to simplify customs import and export processes for traders. HMRC has announced a range of measures intended to simplify customs processes to reduce the administrative burden on business. This includes responses to consultations conducted earlier this year on: Introducing a voluntary standard for customs intermediaries In […]
Prepare for customs controls on imports from Ireland
[ad_1] Some goods will face customs controls from 31 January 2024 when moving directly from Ireland to Great Britain. The final version of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) was published in August 2023. The BTOM sets out the UK government’s approach to importing goods into Great Britain. It confirmed that, from 31 January 2024, […]
ICAEW comments on the future of customs declarations
[ad_1] ICAEW welcomes the exercise to simplify customs declarations, but cautions against changes with unintended consequences. HMRC’s call for evidence on the future of customs declarations sought views on potential simplifications to customs declarations for imports and exports. It also considered the way that businesses use technology to facilitate the completion of customs declarations and […]
ICAEW responds to consultation on customs intermediaries
[ad_1] ICAEW is broadly supportive of a voluntary standard, but stressed that the interaction with current standards needs to be considered. In its response to HMRC’s consultation, ICAEW expressed broad support for the introduction of a voluntary standard for customs intermediaries to raise the quality and consistency of service across the sector, particularly in the […]
HMRC consults on voluntary standard for customs intermediaries
[ad_1] The government’s proposal aims to improve the quality of service provided across the customs intermediary sector. On 5 June 2023, HMRC published a consultation on the introduction of a voluntary standard for customs intermediaries. The consultation seeks views on: the objectives and format of a voluntary standard; how a voluntary standard could be designed […]
Customs Declaration Service: have you been charged twice?
[ad_1] A recent major incident with the service has caused some declarants to make import declarations twice, meaning taxpayers may have been charged twice for the same movement. From 7 March to 16 March 2023, HMRC experienced an issue that affected some import declarations submitted through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). Although approximately 97% of […]