The world of importing and exporting can be a complex place to live. Keeping your business on its intended trajectory, whilst simultaneously adapting to new rules and regulations is no easy task.
As Customs consultants, we work specifically to support the individual needs of your business and to quell any concerns that may be affecting the quality, efficiency, or cost-effectiveness of your operation.
In partnership with you, we create practical solutions and integrate sustainable processes that guide you're strategy on its intended path. Simultaneously, we develop your confidence to make informed strategic decisions through new gained knowledge and expertise.
Customs clearance can be so much more just an administrative burden. Businesses willing to embrace the process for what it is, are far more likely to unlock the hidden benefits and transform it in to a powerful commercial tool.
By engaging with one of our customs and trade advisors, we will collaborate with internal stakeholders to review existing customs processes and understand common issues that may be leading to inefficiency, areas of non-compliance or wasted revenue.
By addressing these issues, our aim is to leave your business with the knowledge of what optimal health and efficiency can look like.
Whether it be streamlining costs, increasing efficiency or identifying a problem before it becomes just that, questioning the status quo and seeking constant improvement is a way to continue developing your supply chain and maintain good compliance and health.
Special customs procedures are designed to facilitate modern manufacturing and distribution models, by deferring, reducing, postponing or eliminating import duty on imported goods.
If you import and export goods and either store them or process them in the UK, engaging with one of our advisors on the benefits of special procedures could significantly reduce your import duty bill.
Regularly reviewing your customs compliance policies should be an essential business activity. Too often, the decision between being compliant and being non-compliant is not a conscious one.
By working with one of our specialists, we can design and document bespoke internal procedures for your business, focusing on the 3 pillars of customs compliance: classification, rules of origin and customs valuation.
Mistakes happen and sometimes the incorrect amount of duty is not paid. Resolving each occurrence is key to compliance and should be done as soon as the error is identified.
However, the recovery of import duty from HMRC should be managed carefully by following strict processes. Validation of the claim and coordination of supporting evidence are key aspects of our duty recovery support.
All our support packages are completely tailored to the clients needs. As such, we can cater for various budgets and time commitments.
The important part is scheduling a consultation with one of our advisors, where they will be able to ascertain your requirements and issue a quotation.
The initial consultation will take between 30-45 minutes and will be completely free of charge, regardless of whether you decide to accept the proposed quotation.
Engaging in self-auditing is a personal business decision. Albeit, something we strongly recommend to ensure there isn't anything sinister lurking in the background.
If any of the below scenarios sound familiar, it might be a sign you are overdue a customs health check:
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For businesses that have the resource and perhaps just need some training on how to administer their own internal controls, we can provide bespoke training workshops on all of our technical services.
During workshops on classification and rules of origin, we tailor the training to your business and aim to include real life demonstrations using your own products.
We can support with the application and implementation of all customs special procedures.
If you are new to customs special procedures, we usually recommend an initial Eligibility & Feasibility Assessment to ensure you meet the applicant criteria and are well informed on how it will effect your business, before making too significant an investment.
Some of the most frequent applications we support are Inward / Outward Processing (IP / OP), Customs Warehousing (CW), Simplified Declaration Procedures (SDP), Customs Transit and Authorised Consignor / Consignee.
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The majority of our services can be delivered face-to-face or via a video conference.
Just keep in mind that significant mileage, travel time and expenses may have to be passed on. An advisor will always let you know in advance if a specific request will incur an additional cost.
Let us know a little bit about how we can help and one of our customs experts will be in touch to arrange a consultation at the next mutually convenient date.
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