Having worked in freight-forwarding, shipping & warehousing for over 20 years, it seems like the industry is fast approaching a huge fork in the road in our opinion.
Brexit and all of its new systems and programs, CDS and trade deals galore are just the tip of the iceberg.
With the Prime Minister last week stating that we should all now prepare for a no deal Brexit, perhaps now is the perfect time to start making plans for 2021 that some have been holding off on.
So where to start? In our honest opinion, if you haven’t considered any of the following Customs authorisations before, then now would be as good a time as any too:
And do not forget that until the end of January 2021, you can still apply for the UK Government grant for Customs training, software and more. Its highly unlikely that this kind of grant will ever be offered again, so we can not recommend applying for this grant enough.
If you need assistance with preparing your business for Brexit and navigating all of the complex Customs changes coming our way, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.