Get ready for the NI Windsor Agreement processes
The Windsor Framework was agreed in February to ease post-Brexit trade between Northern Ireland (NI) and the rest of the UK, but concerns remain about a continuing lack of clarity over the details of the Windsor Framework - which begins to come into force from the 1st October.
Prior to the Win...
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Final stage of EU’s Import Control System 2
On the 1st March 2024, the European Union is launching the 3rd and final part of its pre-loading and pre-arrival safety and security programme, which requires pre-advice of mandatory information and failure by shippers to comply may lead to goods being rejected by the airline, shipping line, rail...
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Food border checks delayed for 5th time
The UK was set to roll out new health certification requirements for medium and high-risk goods originating in the EU, such as meat and dairy, from October, but there is now official confirmation from No 10 that last week’s Financial Times report was correct and the government is postponing bor...
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HMRC to phase export transition to CDS
HMRC announced last week that after listening to industry leaders they had decided to move away from the planned hard start on the 30th November 2023, in favour of a phased transition to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) from the current Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) p...
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Take your customs declarations to a whole new level
Metro provide customs clearance services at all UK airports and ports of arrival and departure, including inland border points, with import and export entry processes completed within two hours.
Simply provide us with your commercial invoice, packing list and any other supporting documents and...
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Post-Brexit food checks deferred for 5th time
The Financial Times has reported that Brexit checks on food and food products coming to the UK from the EU, that were due to start at the end of October have been delayed by the government for the fifth time, due to fears over inflation.
The decision to suspend plans to enforce the controls, w...
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HMRC chasing forwarders for outstanding duty and VAT
Our trade body, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) has advised members, including Metro, to be cautious while acting as ‘indirect representatives’, as HMRC have been taking action against UK intermediaries in relation to valuation issues, under-paid duties and VAT since 2021...
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Metro is SMEs resource to deal with post-Brexit paperwork
Time-poor SMEs are being forced to outsource their post-Brexit paperwork, which is adding cost and time pressures, but Metro’s digital CuDoS platform offers an easy solution.
The Federation of Small Business (FSB) Customs Clearance report found SMEs are often forced into using high-cos...
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European division continues expansion
Five months ago European Director, Richard Gibbs, outlined his vision for Metro’s road freight and short sea services, in developing the business’ capability across the EU. Today, he updates us on his progress and next priorities.
“Since the start of the year we have been working very cl...
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FDF member update: UK border changes impact for food industry
The UK Government is finally planning to introduce new checks on food imports coming into the UK from this October, with new checks under its Border Target Operating Model (TOM) set to be phased in over the following year.
In April 2022, the UK government opted to delay the final phase of its ...
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Customs failures inhibit cross border eCommerce
A Reuters report has revealed that nearly two thirds of manufacturers and retailers are currently conducting cross-border eCommerce, or planning to within the next year, with over 90% of them experiencing delays due to incorrect documentation, that are negatively impacting customer experience.
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Delayed post-Brexit import checks to launch
Despite being part of its post-Brexit trade agreement the UK government has delayed checks on EU goods four times. It has announced that risk-based checks for EU and non-EU imports will finally be introduced in three parts from October.
The draft Border Target Operating Model (TOM) sets out pr...
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