Compliance and assistance for companies
As we have set out in the previous issue of Trade Observer, new regulations have came out of BREXIT, including the fact that any good exchange procedures between Europe and The United Kingdom must now include a customs declaration.
For many companies, that procedure of compliance is unprecedented and cause anxiousness because it directly disrupts their supply chain. But how can they be helped ?
The customs institution is dedicated to help companies
First, the customs institution has written a comprehensive guide to prepare for Brexit, free of charge and available online*. In this guide, you will learn about the basics, about what Brexit will change, some processes to follow step by step and also about some smart systems that customs have set up to ease these processes.
Also, the company advisory department of Customs remains at companies’ disposal to answer any problems they might have. And regarding this, they regularly organise free of access webinars enabling companies to better understand the procedures they must carry out in order to maintain their compliance status.
About that, the next webinar entitled “how to simplify customs procedures and strenghten your liquid assets world wide” will be held on the 23th of february.
Outsourcing: the private sector uses its expertise
Finally, companies can also appeal to an external service provider whom can take responsibility for all the customs clearance procedures. For example, numerous freight forwarding companies can take responsibility for these customs processes as well as taking care of good transportation. Others, such as consultancy firms or logistical operators also provide the possibility of outsourcing customs procedures. Their field of expertise enable them to face compliance stakes and also ensure that import/export procedures go well. There are many qualified service providers such as Clasquin, Qualitair&Sea, STTI or even ASD Group. What do they have in common ? They all use our customs classification application.
*https://www.douane.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/uploads/files/Brexit/Other_languages/Preparing-for-Brexit-customs-guidelines-12.11.20.pdf
