Brief Guide To Customs Clearance

Brief Guide To Customs Clearance

Brief Guide To Customs Clearance

Whether you are importing goods for business purposes (commercial purposes) or an individual moving to the UK with your own personal effects - if your goods originate from outside of the European Union, you will need to employ the services of a company that offers customs clearance services.

With the complex issues involved with the customs clearance process, a professional customs clearance company can assist you with all aspects of the process, such as helping you calculate import duty & VAT payments that need to be paid to HM Revenue & Customs. Depending on the nature of the goods you are importing, will determine what level of import duty you will be required to pay. I would always recommend you calculate the amounts involved, to satisfy yourself and know that there will be no unexpected costs once your goods arrive at the UK airport or seaport.

In addition to this, I would always encourage you to explore whether the goods you are importing require any specialist documentation to complete the customs clearance process. Some goods may require an import licence or a certificate of origin for example and if you do not have these in place once the goods arrive at the airport or seaport, customs clearance will be delayed and you will be responsible for massive costs of quay rent or airline storage charges, that can be very, very expensive. In addition, you will continue to incur these costs until such time that the correct and relevant import documentation is in place.

Once you have completed the customs clearance process, you will need to get your goods delivered to their final destination in the UK. Whether this is delivery to your office/warehouse or even a more complex delivery service, such as splitting/breaking down the shipment and delivery to various customers, a good professional freight company can help.

Finally you should always factor in, that as an UK importer, you will be required to hold a VAT number for your company or apply for an EORI number. This is a mandatory requirement and full details of how to obtain this can be found by searching the HM Revenue & Customs website.

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