Category Archives: Customs News

What lorry driver shortages could mean for Christmas. The boss of supermarket Iceland says the supply chain chaos is getting worse, just as retailers start planning for the key Christmas period. Richard Walker told the BBC he estimated the UK’s shortage of lorry drivers was now about 100,000, with the company itself about 100 short.

Boost for British shoppers and exporters from UK-New Zealand trade deal. A trade deal with New Zealand could give British shoppers and exporters reason to cheer as both countries ditch tariffs as high as 10% on a range of high-quality products.

Exports from Ireland to Great Britain soar in post-Brexit trade imbalance. Republic and other EU exporters benefit from the UK’s phased 12-month transition for border checks.

UK and Central America trade partnership. UK Export Finance has launched a new partnership with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration to support the development of projects in the region.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today announced that the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), a system founded on world-leading technology, will serve as the UK’s single customs platform from 31 March 2023. HMRC will be closing its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system on 31 March 2023. From this date, all businesses willContinue reading “HMRC to close CHIEF on 31st March 2023”

Defra has issued notices for traders on importing Goods from the EU, an updated Border Operating Model and the Northern Ireland Protocol. Please note that the information in this page has been issued by Defra, not the Government Chemist, and it is published to increase dissemination amongst Government Chemist stakeholders.

Government announces package of measures to support road haulage industry Measures introduced to support recruitment and retention within the road haulage industry to ease pressure on the sector.

Attention all hauliers/drivers. Take the time to watch this video, provided by HMRC, that highlights what should be expected when moving goods through ports adopting the GVMS (Goods Vehicle Movement Service) from 4 July 2021. The video also covers key Safety and Security Changes from October 2021 and January 2022.

From the 1st of July 2021, further Brexit changes are coming into effect that importers will need to be aware of. The most notable change being that importers will no longer be able to delay completing their customs declarations, as they have for the first 6 months of 2021.

UK and Singapore kickstart negotiations on cutting-edge digital trade agreement. The ambitious new digital trade agreement could remove barriers to digital trade and enable UK exporters to expand into high-tech markets.