Services available:

Review your import/export procedures - Are you monitoring the work undertaken by your freight agent? 

Are you compliant with Customs requirements? 

Are you paying the right duty/VAT? 

Would you benefit from one of the many Customs facilitation schemes/regimes and/or simplifications?

Customs Commodity Codes -Health check on the commodities you are dealing in to give the business peace of mind that the correct duty/VAT is  being paid.Where necessary assistance on obtaining Binding Tariff rulings from HMRC.

Valuation - Most transactions in buying and selling are based upon 'the price paid or payable'. However, many factors can influence the price paid e.g. buyer and seller relationships, add ons and deductions such as commissions, tooling, royalties and many more. Where there is no actual sale, other methods of valuation have to be considered. A review of your imports will reveal whether any of these factors are relevant. 

Reclaiming Customs Duty - Assisting you through the process where overpayments made.

Reviewing Customs recommendations, directives & demands for underpaid duty following an audit - Confirming that duty demands are appropriate and reviewing your procedures to ensure future compliance.

Customs Regimes and Suspensive Procedures - Guiding you through the application process and ensuring you have the necessary records to meet the strict conditions of approval.

Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) - Guiding you through the application process and vetting your business methods to ensure you meet the stringent requirements of Customs Compliance, Satisfactory Business Management Systems, Proven Solvency, & Security & Safety (if applying for Security & Safety Certificate or full certificate.)

Training - Training and education on all aspects of International Trade tailored to your needs, including Customs Regimes,  Simplifications and General Import & Export Customs Procedures.

 Principle Customs Regimes, Procedures & Simplifications:

Inward Processing Relief - Duty relief on good imported for process and re export.

Outward Processing Relief - Duty relief on goods reimported having undergone process outside the EU.

Processing Under Customs Control - Goods imported for processing where duty is paid on the classification of the processed product where lower than the imported part.

Customs Warehousing - Duty & VAT suspended when non EU goods held in warehouse.

Export Preference - Goods qualifying as originating in EU imported into preferential trading countries at reduced/nil duty rates.

Import Preference -Goods qualifying as originating in preferential trading countries allowed into EU at reduced/nil duty rates.

Temporary Import - Goods imported temporarily and re exported outside the EU.

Returned Goods Relief - Duty/VAT relief on goods previously exported and reimported into the EU in the same state.

End Use Relief - Goods imported and put to specific use e.g. ship building, aircraft industry.

Other Duty Reliefs - Scientific goods, private gifts, museum exhibits, animal research, samples, capital goods and many more...

Customs Freight Simplified Procedures - Fast track clearances to import,warehousing and warehouse removals.

National Export System - Computerised declaration system for declaring goods for export (Local clearance & simplified procedures available)

Not exhaustive list !