Any UK parcel sent to the EU must have a customs declaration form from 1 January

29 December 2020 – Any parcel posted from the UK to the European Union (EU) must come with a completed customs declaration form from 1 January 2021, according to new post-Brexit Post Office procedure. Those sending packages from England, Scotland or Wales to any EU country must now attach a customs declaration, otherwise the parcel…

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Guidance Part 1 Tariff Supplement for CDS Volume 3 for the Northern Ireland Protocol

29 December 2020 – Definitions For the purposes of this document, the following definitions will apply. Term Definition AEOC Authorised Economic Operator customs simplification CDS Customs Declaration Service CEDEER The Customs (Export Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 CIDEER The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 EORI Economic Operators Registration and Identification EU The 27…

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Cambodia adopts ASEAN service for customs clearance

28th December 2020 – Cambodian importers and exporters can now apply for ASEAN Customs Declaration Documents (ACDD) electronically through the ASEAN Single Window (ASW), the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) said on December 24. The documents will be recognised by authorities of the 10 ASEAN member states, which brings the facilitation…

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Countdown to Brexit – VAT & Customs

14 December 2020 – With only days remaining to the end of the transition phase, is your business ready? Major VAT and Customs changes are effective from 1 January 2021 regardless of whether a Free Trade Agreement is agreed or not between the EU and the UK over the coming days. Below is a list…

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ASEAN states speed up economic integration through ACTS

30 November 2020 – KUALA LUMPUR, ASEAN member states are speeding up their economic integration by mitigating intra-Asian trade challenges and accelerating seamless trade in goods by roads with the new ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS). The ACTS was developed to streamline cross-border customs processes with the aim of accelerating land transit movements and reducing…

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Six Asean countries implement Asean Customs Transit System for land movement of goods

2 November 2020 – BUSINESSES can look forward to time savings, cost reduction and better connectivity in moving goods by land across six South-east Asian countries under a single cross-border transit regime launched on Monday. The Asean Customs Transit System (ACTS) will be implemented in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, according to a…

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Arkhom appeals for brisk NSW completion

26 November 2020 Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has requested the Customs Department accelerate the national single window (NSW) system to be completed by next year to facilitate trade flows. The NSW links electronic licence information for the transfer of information between the public and private sectors. The system facilitates expediting cargo clearance and cross-border trade…

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Exclusive: India import hurdles hit Apple iPhone, Xiaomi devices from China, say sources

25 November 2020 – NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s strict control of quality clearances for electronics from China has slowed the import of the new iPhone model last month and delayed other products made by companies like Xiaomi, according to two industry sources. Requests to the quality control agency, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS),…

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