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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) notes that HMRC is placing more emphasis on compliance, with stricter enforcement the inevitable outcome.
VAT fraud is a particular concern is VAT fraud and the forthcoming Union Customs Code (UCC from 1 May includes legislation that can be used to tighten up certain regimes.
BIFA notes that in its latest annual report on the VAT Gap based on 2013 figures, European Commission figures showed a ...
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The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) is consulting with the Government on plans for a ‘register for fulfilment houses’. It is asking its members and other companies who might be affected to visit its website to download HMRC’s consultation document and pass on any comments or concerns they may have.
The ...
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Will the freight industry be facing its own ‘Millenium Bug’ when it returns to work on Tuesday 3 May? Peter MacSwiney, chairman of IT specialists ASM says that a number of changes to the CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight) computer system will take effect from that date. ...
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Chief migration set for mid-2018
The CHIEF replacement program (Customs Declaration Services or CDS) delivery schedule is being redrafted, with completion of full migration now predicted for the middle of 2018, somewhat later than originally planned, reports Peter MacSwiney, chairman of UK clearance solution provider ASM.
He states that, with the ...
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Walker Logistics is warning that Government plans to crack down on rogue fulfilment houses from outside the EU will lead to more red tape and could lead to industry being recruited to 'police' the online trading market.
Chancellor George Osborne announced plans for a register of fulfilment houses who store and ...
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The UK Warehousing Association warns that the new Union Customs Code (UCC) will usher in radical new ways in which customs facilities operate when it comes into force in May this year.
It will have a significant effect on the way some of Britain’s customs warehouses operate, says trade body UKWA. ...
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The UK Warehousing Association says that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has reviewed the time taken to approve applicants to operate excise businesses and the conditions imposed on them, following a campaign.
The review has found that the approval process has often taken too long and conditions applied in some cases ...
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BIFA is urging its members to take part in an HM Revenue & Customs consultation on what do do about ports and airports that have no computerised inventory system from June next year.
In an article in its magazine, BIFAlink, the association says that, from 1 June 2016, the EU's ...
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HM Revenue and Customs has published a list of frequently asked questionsabout the Union Customs Code (UCC) which is due to come into force in the European Union from 1 May 2016.
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BIFA adds that it has also published extensive information on the subject -
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NYK Group Europe has had its full Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status renewed by HMRC for a further three years. In 2009, NYK Group Europe became one of the first UK based companies to obtain full AEO status and the recent audit process is part of the regular re-evaluation that ...
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