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HM Revenue and Customs offering advice to traders in Great Britain on how to submit their delayed customs import declarations for non-controlled goods imported from the EU.
The government department responsible for customs and tax processes has written to more than 200,000 customers with top tips for how to be ready to make delayed import declarations, and how they can access further support.
"We know how hard businesses are working to adapt to the new rules and we want to do everything we can to help and support them to get things right. By offering the option to delay import declarations, we are giving businesses more time to prepare in what has been a challenging time for many," said Katherine Green and Sophie Dean, directors general, borders and trade, HMRC, in a joint statement.
"There is plenty of support available, with online guidance and the new SME Brexit Support Fund now open, offering grants of up to £2,000 to pay for training or professional advice on adjusting to new customs, rules of origin and VAT rules."
For imports of most goods from the EU made during 2021, traders have two choices when making import declarations. Either make a full declaration as the goods arrive into Great Britain or delay their declarations.
If businesses have delayed their declarations, it’s important they:
Traders, or whoever is making declarations on their behalf, will need authorisations from HMRC before they can make supplementary declarations and it can take up to 60 days to get these. So if traders imported goods in January or February using delayed declarations, they need to act now to make sure they have everything in place to make their supplementary declaration on time.
HMRC also recommends that traders: