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The Purpose of the 2025 UK Border Strategy The 2025 UK Border Strategy sets out to reinvent the current operating model using real-time data and advanced trader schemes, allowing for heightened security where it matters and reduced delays at the border for those who have proven their compliance. To …

Which non-animal products are screened by Port Health? Port Health is responsible for protecting the public and environmental health of the UK. To do this, animal products, plants, and non-animal originating food and feed are all screened during the  import clearance process. Apart from whole …

In this series, we will interview the people who are always ready to assist you with importing or exporting your goods without worries. Next up in this series is Yvonne Shaw, who is the office manager in Paisley, UK. Who are you? I'm Yvonne Shaw, the office manager for Paisley. I've been in customs …

Did you know that nearly 100 million live Christmas trees are bought across Europe and America every year? If you assumed every tree was valued at £30 ( 34.27 Euro 20/12/2022 ), that’s three billion pounds of trade on just the Christmas tree alone. That’s without freight, insurance, or decorations! …

Check out this infographic provided by our UK partner, UK Customs Solutions - now Customs support UK. Click here to download a pdf version of this document.   RULES FOR ANY MODE OR MODES OF TRANSPORT EXW (Ex Works) “Ex Works” means that the seller delivers when it places the goods at the disposal …

Who are you? I’m Adam Grimshaw, the compliance manager for the UK. I’m based in Felixstowe, and have been with this office for two years now, starting at UK Customs Solutions before the acquisition in 2021. What does a compliance officer do? I make sure that our declarants are following company …

… It is imperative we work together to guarantee a smoother a process and minimise undischarged T1s, should a T1 not be discharged we do require a contact who will liaise with us to get this resolved. Please click the form below to view our guidelines on this matter for your …

What does it mean to have EU preferential origin? When you are processing the import clearance for your shipments, you need to calculate the UK import duty and VAT that will be paid to customs. The standard rate of duty depends on your goods classification and the resulting commodity code. …

1: Your food trade has potential in the US The United States of America is an attractive market for your UK food products because of it’s large, affluent, and diverse population – that mostly speaks English. Partnered with ease of access via sea, a well-developed inland road infrastructure, and low …

Why do you need an IUU Catch Certificate? An Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Catch Certificate is a document that is provided to health authorities to confirm the shipment is legal and safe to import. In the UK, an IUUCC must be presented to the Department for Environment, Food, and …