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The Notice to Exporter update (2024/08), a crucial document issued on 25th April 2024, provides detailed information about Compound Settlements made to UK Exporters between January and March 2024.

HMRC has written to all exporters, advising them of the importance of ensuring that CDS export declarations are not only arrived at export locations, but that they are also physically departed on the CDS.

HMRC wants to reiterate that CHIEF badge permissions will be removed from the system on June 4th, 2024. After this date, it will not be possible to submit new export declarations through the CHIEF system.

The UK and the U.S. have announced joint action to restrict prohibited Russian metal exports by extending the existing bans to the world’s two largest metal exchanges.

Despite recent press coverage, DEFRA has officially confirmed that the changes will proceed as planned. Despite reports suggesting otherwise, health and safety checks for EU imports will commence on April 30, 2024. Changes to import processes for some sanitary and phytosanitary goods from the EU from 30th April, 2024

All UK businesses that make export declarations should now have migrated from CHIEF onto the CDS to make those declarations. The deadline to move to CDS was 31st March 2024.

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of our esteemed colleague, Sarah Adams-Greener. 

HMRC are in the process of updating guidance for NCTS users who move goods using Transit. The following information has been released and will be important that those effected users are kept informed.