Brexit and importing

The coronavirus pandemic, global freight transport costs and other pressures on agri-food supply chains are cited as reasons for a further delay to introducing border controls for incoming goods from the EU.

Small and medium-sized UK businesses needing support on customs duties and VAT will be able to apply to the SME Brexit Fund for a grant of up £2,000 to pay for professional advice or training, confirms HMRC.

16 February 2021: UPS’s Walter Van Der Meiren, who spoke at an ICAEW webinar last week, explains the main issues post-Brexit and how the EU and UK governments could ease them.

14 January 2021: ICAEW has issued new guidance on rules governing the origin of goods and warns businesses might end up having to pay customs charges or penalties if they fall foul of the rules.

30 December: HMRC has published guidance on the VAT treatment of transactions that are ongoing and goods that are in transit between Great Britain and the EU when the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020.

16 December: HMRC has published guidance on the validity of binding origin information decisions issued by the UK after the transition period and what this means for businesses importing and exporting goods.

4 December 2020: With less than a month to go before the UK leaves the EU Single Market and Customs Union, trade is high on the agenda as negotiations between the UK and the EU go down to the wire.

10 November 2020: With less than 30 working days to go until the Brexit transition period ends, ICAEW Tax Faculty delved into all things VAT and customs for a special webinar covering the impending changes to import and export rules.

Guide for hauliers, carriers and intermediaries which brings together the key aspects of using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service to move goods between Great Britain and the EU. This information supports the transition to new customs procedures from 1 January 2022.

Simple guide which takes you through the stages involved in moving goods, covering: pre-journey documentation; documentation required when picking up goods; formalities at the EU and UK borders; and requirements after leaving the port.

Step by step webinars which focus on the process for moving goods between the EU and Great Britain in multiple languages. The videos cover the movement of meat, alcohol, fruit, dairy, composite products and fish. The videos cover movements from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Guidance on what businesses need to do when making a full declaration to bring or receive goods into the UK, including procedures from 1 January 2022.

Detailed guidance on rules of origin requirements under the EU trade agreement. It explains the most important provisions which businesses need to understand and comply with, in order to ensure that they pay zero tariffs when trading with the EU.

Full customs import declarations and controls will be introduced on 1 January 2022 but Safety and Security declarations on imports will now not be required until 1 July 2022. The revised timetable also delays the introduction of requirements concerning Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) goods, Export Health Certificates, and Phytosanitary Certificates and physical checks on SPS goods.

Summary of new procedures, declarations and customs checks for businesses importing good from the EU that will come into effect from 1 October 2021. Full customs checks on all imports will begin on 1 January 2022.

Policy paper, case studies, and other guides on how the UK's border with the EU will work for importing and exporting goods after 1 January 2021. The guidance for traders and hauliers has been updated to reflect the revised timetable for the introduction of the next stage of UK import requirements, as well as including additional detail on policies and processes.