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Sustainable Customs for Brexit and Beyond

Our customers were ready to ship on Day 1 of Brexit, but those who did not choose a digital solution must continue to adapt to new formalities and customs brokers are already overloaded. As new customs requirements continue to roll out, economic operators and logistics providers need to make sure they comply to ensure uninterrupted movement of goods. CAS is a centralised, collaborative platform designed to automate regional and worldwide customs declarations quickly and accurately, future-proofing your customs compliance. A CAS subscription combined with our Managed Customs Services for declarations is about half the cost of collaborating with customs brokers. Do you want to save costs while increasing efficiency?

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Faster Filing for Imports, Exports, and Transit

With one single message, CAS simultaneously files an export declaration from the country of departure and an import declaration in the country of destination, combined with transit to ensure frictionless border crossing. 

In the background, our Legal Content team keeps CAS up to date with all the latest legislation for each country so you can rest assured your shipments will clear customs with the proper documentation.

Post-Brexit milestones

2021

1 January

Exports of organic goods from GB to EU

Will require Certificate of Inspection for organic goods as of 1 Jan 2021

25 June

Supplementary declarations

Supplementary declarations are due for goods imported using the delayed declarations scheme beginning in January 2021

31 October

CHIEF -> CDS ROW to NI Imports

Rest of World (RoW) to Northern Ireland (NI) airfreight declarations on CHIEF have been extended until 31 October 2021

The use of CHIEF for all RoW to NI declarations will formally end for all movements on 31 October 2021. All imports must be declared on CDS

31 December

Delayed declarations scheme

Final date that you can use the delayed declarations scheme (postponed from 30 June 2021)

2022

1 January

IPAFFS pre-notification

All SPS movements into GB must be pre-notified (including POAO, ABP, HRFRNAO) (IE exempt until further notice)

1 January

GVMS

GVMS & pre-lodgment model takes effect at certain ports to control goods from the EU into Great Britain

1 January

Plants and plant products

All ‘high-priority’ plants and plant products must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate. (IE exempt until further notice)

All other plants, plant products and other objects from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, which are categorised as ‘regulated and notifiable’ will require pre-notification but not a Phytosanitary Certificate

1 July

Certification and physical checks will be introduced

For all remaining regulated animal by-products, all regulated plants and plant products, all meat and meat products, and all remaining high-risk food not of animal origin;

1 July

Import of organic goods from EU to GB

Organic products imported from the EU but also from Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland to Great Britain will require a certificate of inspection as of 1 July 2022 (IE exempt until further notice)

1 July

EHC for EU --> GB

An Export Health Certificate (EHC) will be required for exports of POAO from the EU into the UK.

1 July

Safety Declarations

Start submitting Safety & Security declarations

1 July

Last date for supplementary declarations

Last date to submit supplementary declarations under the delayed declaration scheme

1 July

Live animal physical checks

Will take place at designated border control posts where a facility is operational at the point of entry. Where there is no designated BCP, checks will remain at destination for other ports of entry until sufficient BCPs are operational.

1 September

Dairy physical checks

Certification and physical checks will be introduced for dairy products

30 September

Import declarations close on CHIEF

It is no longer possible to make import declarations using CHIEF but CDS.

1 November

Remaining POAO physical checks

Certification and physical checks will be introduced for all remaining products of animal origin, including composites and fishery products.

Latest news

17.12.2021

Existing as of 1 January 2021, the pre-notification requirements for movement of SPS goods under safeguard measure from ROI to GB remain unchanged.
03.08.2021

HMRC will be closing its CHIEF system on 31 March 2023. From this date, all businesses will need to declare goods through CDS.
23.07.2021

GB traders exporting their goods to the EU will need to use the new Export Health Certificates from 21 August 2021.
20.07.2021

HMRC has published an updated Border Operating Model with the list of changes/updates
19.07.2021

HMRC announced that from 31 August 2021, CDS will replace CHIEF for declaring goods brought into Northern Ireland by airfreight from outside the UK and EU.
14.07.2021

As of November 30th 2021, you will no longer be able to use the current XML channel to access NCTS.
13.07.2021

Defra announced that traders moving agri-food from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will benefit from increased Government support until the end of 2023.
21.05.2021

Temporary duty suspensions and tariff quotas for importing goods into the UK now apply. Applications for a duty suspension start on 1 June 2021 and will close on 31 July 2021.
07.05.2021

HMRC is offering advice to traders in Great Britain on how to submit their delayed customs import declarations for non-controlled goods imported from the EU.
31.03.2021

Letter to medicines and medical product suppliers, to help ensure the continuity of supply of medical goods into the UK.

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Unparalleled Integrations for End-to-End Clearance

CAS integrates with your ERP or WMS system, as well as with customs authorities and Port Community Systems, serving as a customs control tower for all stakeholders. C4T has a close working relationship with HMRC, is connected to CHIEF today, and is in the process of connecting to CDS for a seamless transition as soon as it is launched. We have also integrated with NCTS and GVMS for transit and Community Service Providers such as Destin8 to satisfy formalities at each port. With these integrations, CAS is able to automate your declarations from end to end, with no action needed on your part.

Go Beyond Compliance

CAS is built modularly, allowing you to start with Declarations functionality for immediate administrative cost savings and scale with value-added modules including Insights, Special Procedures, Master Data, and Origin Management that provide visibility into the totality of your customs operations and help reduce duty costs. Learn more about how CAS can help you join the next generation of customs.

Declarations

Automate formalities to avoid waiting time for your shipments

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Special Procedures

Implement Special Procedures like Customs Warehousing, for cost savings and strategic advantage.

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Insights

Get full visibility of your customs-related activities in at-a-glance dashboards

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Master Data

Configure, maintain, and re-use organisational data

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AEO

Take the fast track to becoming an Authorised Economic Operator with our online collaboration tool.

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