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From 15th December 2025, there will be a change to the current process for declaring indirect exports from Northern Ireland through CDS.

Following our previously published CDS updates as well as HMRC updates in MAY 2025. HMRC has now confirmed that the statistical value will be enforced in CDS export declarations.

Notice to Exporters 2025/29, published on November 7 th , 2025, communicates advance notice of the Export Control (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2025, which will encompass the following updates.

While November 5th is known for fireworks and the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot, it's a story that goes beyond mere historical events. It's a tale of smuggling, licensing violations, and the evasion of government controls. Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators, often portrayed as terrorists, were more than that. They were

CDS Update 4.9.1 will be released on the 5th November 2025. This will deliver live fixes for error messages received in the Customs Declaration Service.

Halloween wasn’t just a marketing opportunity for this company, for Jasper & Veil Ltd.; it was peak season. Their custom ghoulish gift boxes were packed with ghost-shaped biscuits, spooky mugs, novelty sweets, and glow-in-the-dark clothing, and flew off the shelves faster than you could say “trick or treat.”

The ECJU have published Notice to Exporters 2025/28 detailing the removal of the UK arms embargo on Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Export and import controls aren't just red tape…. They are serious! The penalties are real, and the ghosts of mistakes past are hard to banish. So this Halloween, double-check your HS codes, origin declarations, OGEL conditions, and valuation methods. Because nothing's scarier than the words: "You are under investigation."