The government has confirmed that full customs declarations will apply to all imports from and exports to the EU after the end of the transition period, with significant ramifications for traders, in particular those that only trade with Europe.
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With the Brexit withdrawal agreement in the House of Lords, the United Kingdom is moving irrevocably towards the 31st January Brexit deadline, leaving just 11 month’s transition to prepare for the inevitable changes to Customs processes.
This week’s Brexit extension and vote for general election effectively means that a No-Deal exit before the new 31st January 2020 deadline should be extremely unlikely. But threats for shippers remain.
Repeating its recent allocation of EORI numbers to 90,000 firms, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has now subscribed 95,000 businesses to its simplified TSP import procedures which will be put in place should the UK leave the EU without an agreement on October 31st.
How to import goods that are not controlled (standard goods) from the EU into the UK using transitional simplified procedures.
The UK government has released an updated tariff regime that would apply for 12-months if Britain leaves the EU without a withdrawal deal, including amended tariffs to imports of clothing.
Whilst Parliament has been (apparently) unlawfully suspended, a no-deal Brexit is still very much on the cards and a number of updates and easements previously issued by HMRC, have now been extended for the 31st October 2019 deadline.
French Customs have begun a month long trial of the systems that it will put in place for processing freight if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
