UK Import Stress Test
To ensure that your UK import supply chain is ready for BREXIT, we’ve prepared this checklist.
Section 1
Complete a point-to-point routing assessment for all Customers
- Location of goods for despatch
- Trade terms
- Transport method to EU exit port
- Transit countries to EU exit port
- Port of exit
- Transit method to UK
- Port of arrival in UK
- Final clearance point - inland or at the arrival UK border
- Transport method to buyer
- Final location of buyer for delivery
SECTION 2
Customs & Legal Requirements
- EU EORI Number - (Apply for one if required here) to complete EU Export Clearance
- UK EORI & VAT no. for Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) terms to complete UK clearance
- Export licenses
SECTION 3
Paperwork Requirements
- Invoice
- Packing list including weights
- Products
- Commodity codes
- Values
- Product customs origin
- Quantities
- Nett weights
- Nett weights
- Customs certification required for UK clearance
- Customs status of goods - (I.e. bonded warehouse re-export, free circulation)
Section 4
Agent/Haulier/Transport Provider
- Can they complete an Import Customs Entry EAD(EX) Declaration?
- Can they supply MRN (Movement Reference No.) from point “1” to haulier?
- Can they complete an NCTS movement-Create Transit Accompanying Document - (Only when shipments are not cleared at port of arrival and may be travelling to an inland Depot or cross border to another country for clearance)
- See point 3 - can they discharge the NCTS movement?
- See point 3 - are transit guarantees covered?
- Complete goods transportation to destination in the UK
SECTION 5
EU CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
- Agent-haulier
- Customs clearance completed.
- DDP Terms will require the EU Sellers EORI & VAT details
- NON DDP Terms will require UK Buyers EORI & VAT details for customs clearance?
- Method of payment of customs taxes & VAT
- DDP EU seller to pay
- NON DDP UK buyer to pay
- Duty & VAT rates for exported goods in clearance UK country
- Customs clearance completed.
Get in touch
If you have any questions or need guidance with any of these items, please contact brexitdesk@sekologistics.com