From 1st January 2021, all goods moving between the UK, the EU and beyond require a customs declaration. In order to implement these changes, one needs to understand the complex procedure and go through extra paperwork, headaches, and hassle.
As per the latest norms, all goods moving into and out of the UK are subject to new customs controls as UK has left the EU Customs Union. These customs controls are implemented to ensure that HMRC can collect the correct duties at the right time, safeguard UK businesses & consumers, and prevent any unhelpful trade distortions between the UK and the EU.
The UK government has introduced a Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) to keep details of vehicles and the declarations for the goods they are carrying as an option for Northern Ireland ports without an Inventory System. These GVMS will also work as an electronic office of Transit when goods, moving under the Common Transit Convention, enter Northern Ireland.
At border locations operating a pre-lodgement model and using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service to control goods, pre-lodged declaration references are required to be linked together within a single Goods Movement Record (GMR)
GVMS will allow hauliers, port operators and carriers to use a single GVM number customs reference for a vehicle or trailer to process it on arrival and departure at the port, so that on arrival in NI or GB the majority of goods will flow without any further intervention.
Outsourcing your customs declarations to a Customs Agent or Customs Broker is a way to ease the process and save your time and resources. Whether your goods are arriving or departing through air, road or sea, they require custom clearance
Custom agent Belfast simplifies the whole process for traders by filing customs declaration forms and additional paperwork on behalf of their business and ensuring they are HMRC compliant. Custom agents can access faster duty and VAT payments through their deferment account to make duty and VAT payments to HMRC on behalf of customers. In addition many expert custom agent Belfast have direct links to all air, sea and land port terminals in the UK. Some of the services provided by custom clearance agents are:
- Filing customs declaration forms
- Hassle-free customs clearance for your imports and exports
- Speed up the whole customs clearance process
- Provide assistance for generating gvm numbers
- Guide you through exporting goods out of the UK
- Guide you through importing goods into the UK
- Keep your business compliant with HMRC
- Keep your business compliant with import duty and taxes
- Provide excellent customer services for your customs clearance solutions
- Supply expert advice and professional support
- Provide expert import and export custom clearance training to the workforce in companies and organisations
- Provide bespoke advisory services for your trading business
Custom clearance agents help companies cut through the complexity of custom clearance procedures for seamlessly moving goods from one destination to another.