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Whether you are a business established in Great Britain (that’s England, Wales, and Scotland) or in Northern Ireland, as part of the United Kingdom, you may need to complete Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) if you import goods from abroad. These are also referred to as Safety & Security Declarations.
While our thoughts may drift to summer holidays, we should remind ourselves that Customs compliance doesn't take a break. Whether it's a subtle update to CDS validation rules or a quiet revision to the UK Trade Tariff, staying alert is essential, as it's often the small things that can trip us up in international trade
HMRC has published a Customs Valuation Technical Handbook, its most recent publication of guidance in the handbook style, to join the suite of handbooks available to users.
Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) has suspended the import bovine products from Italy after an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease. Imports of the affected products are therefore forbidden until further notice.
The Barclays file gateway will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday 5th July between 08:30 and 12:30 which will mean statements are delayed.
HMRC advised earlier this month that the formatting of CHED referencing would be changing at the end of June due to the transition of the ALVS system to CERTEX, the EU verification system.
On 3 June, we informed you about CERTEX, a system that will verify licence data on declarations for goods movements. It will replace the Automatic Licence Verification System (ALVS) for Northern Ireland.
HMRC is advising that Faster Payments will be unavailable for processing during the Barclays file maintenance periods planned for the weekend of June 28th and 29th 2025.
Notice to Exporters 2025/16, published 17 th June, advises that the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) has been updated to accept the use of special and diacritic characters when declaring UK import and export licences on CDS.
