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Brexit: The Time Has Come

UK border controls and customs procedures take effect on January 1, 2021. Temporary measures will allow for a transition in three stages during the first half of 2021 before full UK border controls are implemented on July 1, 2021. If you have been living in denial, the time has come to take Brexit seriously and understand its impact on customs and trade. 

Formalities

After January 1, 2021, the movement of goods, people, and capital between the UK and the EU will be subject to customs formalities just like any other third country. Customs declarations will need to be filed, new authorisations will be required, customs procedures will need to be followed, and operations will undergo checks and controls. Formalities will take place over a six-month time period, with full controls entering into force on July 1, 2021.

Even if the EU and UK conclude a Free Trade Agreement, customs formalities and checks will apply to the movements of goods between the two parties.

Minimise Delays with Zero-Touch Customs Compliance

Lengthy delays are projected at the UK border, as it is anticipated that many economic operators will not be ready to complete the required customs formalities by January 1, 2021. C4T’s Customs Accounting System (CAS) automatically generates UK customs declarations to be sent to the customs authorities with the click of a button. As declarations are automatically generated, trucks are released faster at the borders, drastically reducing waiting times and minimising delays. Manual interactions are only needed in case of exceptions, allowing your customs team to focus on growing the business instead of fire-fighting to resolve errors. Our customs compliance solution  manages all legal requirements for you, so you are always up-to-date, without the hassle of continuously following the news.

CAS is already compatible with CHIEF and has single message/double filing functionality. With one single message, CAS simultaneously addresses export customs formalities from the country of departure (UK or EU) and import formalities in the country of destination (UK or EU), combined with transit to ensure frictionless border crossing. 

 

Visual Flow - single message double filing_v4

 

CAS is integrated with UK, Belgian, Dutch, French, Swiss, and Irish customs authorities as well with customs brokers globally. These integrations make CAS the only customs platform you need, taking care of your customs formalities by either filing them directly to the respective customs authority or by providing the information to a customs broker who will finalise the filing process. You will get an overview of all customs formalities lodged, independent of import/export country, all incorporated into the dashboards and analytics available through our Insights module.

Save Costs

CAS will help you to save costs by:

  1. automating your UK customs declarations.
  2. standardising processes for greater efficiency.
  3. optimising customs processes, such as Special Procedures, for significant savings on customs duty.

Get Started!

If your current or foreseeable trade flows cross the Channel, it is time to get in touch with experts who can help you mobilise by July 1, 2021, when customs formalities between the UK and EU will enter into full force.

Contact us now

We are currently scheduling companies for early 2021 onboarding.

Our in-house customs experts can help you:

  • define your flows to and from the UK.
  • distinguish flows by transport mode, e.g., accompanied truck, unaccompanied, container, and ports of entry/exit.
  • quantify those flows.
  • efficiently manage your customs processes.
  • onboard with CAS to automate your customs procedures from end to end,  sharing data with customs authorities, business partners, and Port Community Systems.

Read our Brexit Quick Start Guide to help you prepare! 

Guidance resources

Whether you are looking for software to optimise your customs declarations, you are investigating the different options to import and export after Brexit or need help with UK VAT requirements, our customs experts can help you. Contact us today.

LATEST NEWS

  • 23.09.2020 -  A Reasonable Worst Case Scenario for borders at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, has been published by the UK Government. 

  • 15.09.2020 - HMRC letters to VAT-registered businesses in Northern Ireland and Great Britain trading with the EU and/or the rest of the world, highlighting actions they need to take to prepare for processes while moving goods, from 1 January 2021. 

  • 11.09.2020 - The UK has secured a free trade agreement with Japan, which is the UK’s first major trade deal as an independent trading nation and will increase trade with Japan by an estimated £15.2 billion.

  • 10.08.2020 - A major £650m package of investment to help traders in Northern Ireland was announced. It underlines the absolute commitment to the people and businesses of Northern Ireland as we move towards the end of the transition period.

  • 13.07.2020 - The UK government has published a new Border Operating Model, providing clarity and certainty for the border industry and businesses, including technical details on how the border with the EU will work after the transition period and the actions that need to be taken.

  • 13.07.2020 - Michael Gove on EU Exit preparations: "To bring financial support, further clarity and also reassurance for business and citizens, we are launching a public information campaign as well as an operating model for the border".

  • 12.07.2020 - UK government announced a £705 million Brexit funding package to upgrade existing port infrastructure, to build new infrastructure inland to alleviate congestion in ports including Dover and Holyhead, to upgrade HMRC systems and increase staffing at the border. According to The Guardian, the UK Government will soon publish a new document on post-Brexit import/export.

  • 12.06.2020 - The Cabinet Office announced a three-staged approach on border controls for EU goods imported into the UK that will be introduced at the end of the transition period. The stages will be phased in up to the summer of 2021, regardless of whether a deal is done with the EU or not.

  • 12.06.2020 - UK Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove announced he has "formally confirmed" to the EU that the transition period will not be extended, adding that the "moment" for an extension has "now passed". Reacting to this statement, EU negotiator Michel Barnier said Brussels has always been open to an extension.

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About CAS

CAS offers the customs manager a SaaS solution to turn customs and trade compliance into valuable services

enabling the customs managers to shape and run their customs accounting services, unshackle data, provide strategic insights and truly collaborate with business partners

The days are over to worry about duty and administration costs, firefighting changing legal requirements and business dynamics 

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