The Significance and Detailed Process of Selecting the Correct HS Code for Cross-Border Shipments

AEO, Border Security, cross border, Customs, Customs Brokers, Customs Clearance, Customs Declaration Agents, Customs Declarations, HS codes, Import Export, Tariffs

Introduction   Cross-border trade has witnessed remarkable growth in recent years, with businesses increasingly expanding their operations to international markets. Among the various factors that contribute to successful cross-border shipments, the accurate classification of goods holds paramount importance.   The Harmonized System (HS) code, a universally accepted system for classifying goods, plays a crucial role…

Customs steps up to ensure quick clearance of imports

Asia, Border Security, China, COVID-19, cross border, Customs, Customs Clearance, trade

Imported supplies such as vegetables, fruit, milk, milk powder and beef have been quickly cleared and transferred during the ongoing COVID-19 resurgence in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Customs. A cargo of pumpkins from New Zealand, weighing 25.6 tons, passed through customs smoothly at Waigaoqiao port area after quarantine inspection on March 29. In addition, the…

New procedure code for customs declarations to make goods movements through smaller ports quicker

Border Security, Brexit, Customs, Customs Brokers, Customs Circulars, Customs Clearance, Customs Declaration Agents, Customs Declarations, Digitalisation, Europe, European Union, Import Export, International Business, Latest, Tariffs, Technology

05 August 2021 – A new ‘customs procedure code’ will facilitate the faster movement of goods through smaller ports, an international trade and customs expert has said. Customs procedure codes (CPCs) are entered onto customs declarations to identify the customs and/or excise regimes which goods are being entered into and removed from (where this applies).…

Government warns firms to prepare for EU trade rule changes – including supplementary declarations

Border Security, Brexit, Customs, Customs Brokers, Customs Clearance, Customs Declaration Agents, Customs Declarations, Europe, European Union, Freight Forwarders, Import Export, International Business, Latest, United Kingdom

13 July 2021 – The government is encouraging UK businesses to prepare for rule changes for trade with the EU which will come into effect across the next six months. HMRC has today (12 July) written to more than 160,000 VAT-registered businesses explaining the measures firms must take to continue trading with the counterparts on the continent.…

Customs: Counterfeit items to be destroyed

Artificial Intelligence, Border Security, COVID-19, Customs, Customs Declarations, Economic News, Import Export, International Business, Latest

08 July 2021 – More people are getting caught breaking the law by trying to smuggle counterfeit items into Guam. Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency gave the media a look at the thousands of knockoff designer items that have been seized and are locked away at the Customs facility in Tiyan. On Tuesday, the agency…

China seizes two tonnes of smuggled pangolin scales

Border Security, China, COVID-19, Customs, Import Export, Latest, Pandemic, Uncategorized, Vietnam

07 July 2021 – Pangolins are among the world’s most endangered species  Customs agents in southwest China have seized 2.2 tonnes of pangolin scales and busted an endangered wildlife smuggling gang, state media reported. Two suspects were detained in the city of Yulin in Guangxi by customs officers, who also seized two kilograms of pangolin…

Becoming a customs broker can help you win more logistics work

Border Security, Brexit, Customs, Customs Brokers, Customs Circulars, Customs Clearance, Customs Declaration Agents, Customs Declarations, European Union, Import Export, International Business, Latest, Tariffs, Uncategorized, United Kingdom

02 July 2021 – Time is running out for UK importers of European goods who deferred their customs declarations as part of a six-month moratorium to soften the impact of Brexit. But many importers are woefully unprepared to meet the rolling deadline for lodging supplementary declarations for goods imported from 1 January. The situation has…

EU-UK: A new relationship

Border Security, Brexit, Customs, Customs Brokers, Customs Circulars, Customs Clearance, Customs Declaration Agents, Customs Declarations, Digitalisation, E-commerce, Economic News, Europe, European Union, Import Export, International Business, Ireland, Latest, Logistics, Tariffs, Technology, United Kingdom

28 June 2021 – The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement On 24 December 2020, the EU and the UK reached an agreement on the terms of their relationship following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) formally entered into force on 1 May 2021 and provides for zero tariffs and zero…

Customs Dept seizes contraband cigarettes, alcoholic beverages worth over RM900,000 in Miri

Border Security, Customs, Customs Declarations, Latest, Malaysia, Tariffs

22 June 2021 – The contraband seized during the operation conducted by JKDM last week. The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) has seized various types of contraband cigarettes and alcoholic beverages worth over RM900,000 at Batu Niah in Miri during an operation conducted last week. Sarawak JKDM director Herman Shah Abdullah said the operation was…

Moving goods under Transit Procedure via the UK landbridge: Ireland – Great Britain – Sweden

Border Security, Brexit, Customs, Customs Circulars, Customs Clearance, Customs Declarations, Economic News, European Union, Import Export, International Business, Ireland, Latest, Tariffs, United Kingdom

17 June 2021 – Background Since 1 January 2021 a range of new steps must be completed in order to move goods under the transit procedure via Great Britain. Depending on the model used by operators to manage the transit (e.g. in-house or via a customs agent), there is flexibility as to who completes a…