
Smart Factory (Manufacturing & Engineering Week)
Manufacturing & Engineering Week brings the entire UK community together for a festival of innovation. As Europe's leading digital, neutral and AEO certified customs service provider we are delighted to be attending this years event.

Trade Deals Around the World: March Edition 2023
Trade Deals Around the World is our periodic update, giving you a quick and easy overview of what has happened in the many trade deal negotiations worldwide.
We focus on the European Union and the United Kingdom and watch China and the United States. We look back at February and focus on trade deals only in this update.
Happy reading!

Connected Customs: the benefits of end-to-end customs clearance
Are you an importer or exporter? Does your movement use the GVMS system, a T1 form, or maybe you are dealing with continuously ambiguous circumstances for trading between two countries – such as between the UK and the Republic of Ireland? Having a customs agent that looks after your declarations at both origin and destination saves you hassle. Here is how you can benefit from end-to-end customs clearance services:

Next Phase of Border Operating Model Delayed Until End of 2023
The Border Operating Model is the phased approach the British Government uses to implement border controls between the European Union and the United Kingdom now that the UK has left the EU. The first phase went live on January 1st, 2021. The second phase was postponed already before but has now been further delayed again.

Brexit: Upcoming Changes in Border Control in the United Kingdom
Since Brexit started, there has been no change in how companies in the European Union should handle importing goods from the United Kingdom. The European Union opted for complete border control from the immediate start of Brexit. The British Government chose a phased approach for companies exporting from the United Kingdom or importing into the United Kingdom.

Brexit. Three Things Companies Should Be Aware Of
2021 is running to an end. We are almost a year into Brexit, and a lot has happened since then. An increasing number of companies are getting used to the new situation and can trade between the European Union and the United Kingdom. Still, there are many companies that have no clear picture of what they need to do to successfully trade between the European Union and the United Kingdom.
