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For Businesses that are established within GB (England, Scotland, Wales), you may need to use the Safety and Security GB service to submit your ENS declarations.

HMRC have published Notice to Exporters 2025/18 detailing a compound settlement made by a UK exporter for breaches of UK export control conditions to Russia.

The Department of Business and Trade have published Preferential Origin and Quota documentation that will support the use of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal when importing beef and ethanol from the United States. The General Terms of the agreement were finalised on the 8 th May this year.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Export Control Joint Unit have jointly issued Notice to Exporters 2025/17, dated 3rd July 2025, updating traders on amendments to the wording and conditions of the UK arms embargo on Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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.