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Category: Customs

Trade tensions rise as US imposes new tariffs on China

Fresh US tariffs on Chinese goods have escalated trade tensions, with China swiftly responding through retaliatory measures. While negotiations secured a temporary pause on tariffs for Canadian and Mexican imports, the additional duties on Chinese goods from 4 February have…

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Helping businesses navigate potential US tariffs

The possibility of new US tariffs on imports has raised concerns for UK exporters and US importers. Increased costs and logistical challenges may lie ahead, but with the right planning and expert support, businesses can adapt and succeed. New tariffs…

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Post-Brexit border checks will boost food inflation

Delayed five times already, post-Brexit physical border checks on animal products, plants and plant products will finally start on the 30th April, but newly-revealed costs are bad news for consumers and small businesses. Announced last week by Defra, the UK’s…

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Post-Brexit food checks finally launch

Having previously postponed implementation of post-Brexit food border controls five times due to worries about price inflation and port disruption and the cost-of-living crisis, EU exporters of animal and plant products will be required to present Export Health Certificates from…

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Fifth delay to EU food border checks

The UK Government has announced that post-Brexit checks on EU imported food and food products have been delayed for a fifth time and pushed back to end January 2024, however, with over a third of EU exporters unprepared, it may…

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HMRC extend export declarations move to CDS

The government has extended the timeline for businesses to be submitting export declarations on HMRC’s new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), which is replacing the legacy CHIEF system. The Customs Declaration Service has already replaced imports in the UK and we…

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Food border checks may be delayed again

The Financial Times reported last week that post-Brexit UK border food checks, that were due to commence at the end of February, may be delayed for 5th time, due to cost and inflation fears. The FT’s report last week, said…

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Simplifying EU trading

SME and larger traders are struggling with post-Brexit paperwork, which is adding cost and time pressures and risks alienating European customers, but PSP Worldwide Logistics offer an easy solution. (more…)

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