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Supply Chain

Supply Chain Management involves coordinating the entire flow of goods; from sourcing raw materials and procurement, to delivering the final product to consumers. Outsourcing supply chain management will involve a team who continuously monitor and improve the supply chain through collaborating with suppliers/partners and understanding the complexities of an end-to-end supply chain to offer effective solutions and efficient processes. 

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Guide to Tariff Classification and Duty Minimisation in the UK 

Customs refers to the regulatory body responsible for monitoring and controlling the flow of goods across international borders. They play a pivotal role in cross border security, enforcing customs laws, ensuring accurate documentation, administration, duties, and taxes are applied to the appropriate goods and that businesses and individuals are compliant with the current trade laws. In the UK, customs refers to the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and in the US, customs refers to Customs Border and Protection (CBP). 

Customs 

The Harmonized System (HS) is an international classification system administered by the World Customs Organization. It is used by organizations, importers, exporters and customs to classify goods to ensure accurate duties, taxes, and documentation are applied.

Harmonized System (HS) 

A charge imposed on the import of goods. Duties are generally based on the value of the goods (ad valorem duties), some other factor, such as weight or quantity (specific duties), or a combination of value and other factors (compound duties).

Duty

Guide to Tariff Classification and Duty Minimization in the US

UK Guide to Customs Duty Drawback

Duty drawback is a refund from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for 99% of the duties paid on imported items that are then exported or used in the manufacturing of goods to be exported. This allows US businesses to compete with other nations that have the ability to produce goods for a lower cost, keeping a balance in the global marketplace.

Duty Drawback 

Guide to Customs Brokerage in the UK

A customs broker is a professional who assists individuals or businesses navigate customs procedures in relation to the importation and exportation of goods This generally includes facilitating clearances, negotiating the release of goods, documentation, tariff classification, identifying accurate duties and taxes, and ensuring importers/exporters are complying with the relevant international trade legislation. In the U.S, a customs broker needs a license overseen by the Customers Border Protection (CBP). 

Customs Broker

Customs clearance refers to the official procedure goods must go through before they can be legally imported or exported internationally. Once a shipment has been 'cleared', it means that the necessary documentation, duties, and taxes have been provided, paid and accepted by customs and the goods are ready to be shipped internationally.

Customs Clearance

Guide to Customs Brokerage in the US 

Guide to The Lacey Act 

Guide to Customs Warehousing 

Specially licensed commercial and industrial areas in or near ports of entry where foreign and domestic goods, including raw materials, components, and finished goods, may be brought in without being subject to payment of customs duties.  Goods brought into these zones may be stored, sold, exhibited, repacked, assembled, sorted, graded, cleaned, manufactured, or otherwise manipulated prior to re-export or entry into the country's customs territory. Goods entering an FTZ are included in General Imports but not Imports for Consumption. They are considered Imports for Consumption if they leave the FTZ for domestic consumption.

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)

To send or transport goods out of a country.

Export 

USA Guide to Customs Duty Drawback 

Guide to AEO Operators 

Guide to Customs Bonded Warehousing   

Guide to Carbon Regulations

Greenhouse Gas emissions refer to the release of gases into the atmosphere produced from man made sources, (such as burning fossil fuels to power cars, ships, trains and planes) which trap heat, and subsequently contribute to global warming.

Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

The Science Based Targets Initiative states that net-zero is the act of reaching a 90%+ reduction in annual carbon emissions (typically by 2050) compared to current levels, with the remaining 5-10% to be made carbon neutral to limit any remaining impacts. This is considered the only route to limit global warming to 1.5°C and prevent rapid climate change.

Net-Zero

Direct GHG emissions from company owned sources, such as emissions from owned trucks, vans, ships or emissions from equipment or warehousing. 

Scope 1 Emissions

Indirect GHG emissions that your company has purchased such as electricity, heating, and cooling. 

Scope 2 Emissions 

Generally accounts for the biggest percentage of emissions associated with a company and includes all other indirect emissions along with the supply chain. This could be from third party freight forwarding companies used for delivery, emissions from employee commutes or from the production of packaging your products externally. 

Scope 3 Emissions

CO2 emissions, often referred to as carbon emissions, are the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a result of man made sources (such as burning fuel to power cars, trucks, or planes). CO2 emissions are just one category of the many harmful GHG emissions contributing to climate change. 

CO2 Emissions 

Carbon offsetting aims to mitigate climate change through counterbalancing the carbon emissions that have been previously released into the atmosphere. Some examples of this include using renewable energy, consolidating transport routes, implementing sustainable packaging and pallet wrap, or switching to electric vehicles. 

Carbon Offsetting 

The state of being carbon neutral refers to when the amount of GHG emissions released from an activity is completely offset by the amount removed via carbon offsetting projects (e.g. peatland restoration, renewable energy investment, carbon capture and storage, etc.), meaning there will be limited effects on climate change.