7 Week Countdown - Are You Brexit Ready?

Be ready to trade to and from Europe differently from January 2021.

Things to do to prepare your business for 2021:

• Apply for a GB EORI Number
• Organise for a Customs Intermediary to act on your behalf (see below)
• You can apply for a Duty Deferment Account (if duty is applicable to your goods)
• Prepare to pay or account for VAT on imported goods
• Know the commodity code(s) for your goods
• Check the customs tariff to establish duty rates for your products

WE

• Have expanded our already established and experienced in house customs clearance departments to handle your clearance needs
• Are already AEO accredited, meaning we are a trader trusted by HMRC
• Have made all our hubs ETSF approved providing you with complete flexibility
• Have further developed our IT systems providing you with better visibility and control

Nominating Woodland as your Customs Intermediary is simple and easy to do.

We need from you:

• Completion of the Woodland AEO / Direct representation form – please contact us to receive this
• Deferment authorisation form – this needs to include the information listed here
• Confirmation if you’ll be using Postponed VAT accounting or CFSP EIDR procedures (learn more on this here)

PLEASE PREPARE THE FOLLOWING:

• Full shipment details (Including pieces, gross weight, nett weight and dimensions of packaging) - Remember any wood packaging (non-processed wood, ie pallet bases) must be ISPM 15 heat treated from 1st January 2021
• Full shipper & consignee name and address
• EORI number
• Commercial invoice, which must include:
  • Buyer & Seller names and addresses
  • VAT Numbers
  • HS Codes of your products, itemised
  • Incoterms of sale
  • Commercial value of the goods, including currency
  • Country of Origin
  • Goods Description
  • Gross & Nett weight
  • Invoice number & date of invoice
• Confirmation that your customer or supplier in the EU has a Customs Intermediary. For full loads, confirmation of the clearance point.
• Completion of the Woodland Direct Representation/AEO form when we’re acting on your behalf as a customs intermediary

Imports to the UK:

• Deferment account authorisation (see above – or ask us for our template)
• Confirmation if you will be wanting to use Postponed VAT accounting, or if you have applied for CFSP EIDR (deferred customs entries and taxes/duties for the 1st 6 months)

For an overview of actions and impact on NI and Rep of Ireland, please head here.