Member's UK Customs & Global Trade Update - Week 21
Here are the updates and Members's events you need to know about for Week 21 for the UK
Member's Events
Military End-Use Controls of the UK - Monday 30.05.2022
In this members' exclusive, we discuss the new military end-use controls and the legal provisions in the case of UK export controls. Active "Get a Customs Manager" membership required. See https://www.customsmanager.org/post/new-military-end-use-controls-in-the-uk.
UK C> Updates
Apply to use simplified declarations for imports
Get help using example declarations for imports to Great Britain from the rest of the world
Data Element 2/3 Documents and Other Reference Codes (National) of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS)
Financial sanctions, Iran relating to nuclear weapons
Help and support for VAT
Contact the Growth Gateway team
UK and Vietnam hold talks as trade increases by almost 11%
Check if a business holds Authorised Economic Operator status
Use this list to see if a business holds Authorised Economic Operator status with HMRC.
UK signs first US state-level agreement with Indiana
Apply for plant export certificates and inspections
TRA proposes measures to protect UK aluminium extrusions industry
Import live animals and germinal products to Great Britain under Balai rules
The UK Sanctions List
UK and Indiana trade and economic Memorandum of Understanding
Anti-dumping duty on aluminium extrusions from China (Tariff stop press notice 7)
Measurement unit codes for Data Elements 2/3 and 4/4 of the Customs Declaration Service
OFSI General Licences
Financial sanctions, Iran relating to nuclear weapons
Financial sanctions, Russia
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensure sanctions relating to Russia are implemented effectively after the UK leaves the EU.
Updated with ‘HM Treasury Notice, Russia, 27/05/2022’
Financial sanctions, Cyber
Financial sanctions, Belarus
Who is subject to financial sanctions in the UK?
Apply to use simplified declarations for imports
Find out about the different simplified declarations for imports and what you need to do to get authorisation to use them. Information about submitting Simplified Frontier Declarations and Supplementary Declarations during the migration to the Customs Declaration Service has been added.
Get help using example declarations for imports to Great Britain from the rest of the world
Use these examples to help you complete declarations on the Customs Declarations Service for imports to Great Britain from the rest of the world. 6 new example declarations have been added to the page.
Data Element 2/3 Documents and Other Reference Codes (National) of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS)
Find a list of codes for the relevant document codes, document status codes and details to be declared (for example, licences and certificates) in Data Element 2/3 (Appendix 5A). The appendix has been updated with a new national document code Y999.
Financial sanctions, Iran relating to nuclear weapons
This page contains the list of asset freeze targets, listed because of proliferation-related activity in Iran. It also contains information on regulations. Updated with HM Treasury Notice, Iran (Nuclear), 24/05/2022
Help and support for VAT
Watch videos, sign up for email alerts and register for free webinars to learn more about VAT.
Contact the Growth Gateway team
Find out about UK–Africa trade and investment support from the UK government, and what information, advice and services we provide.
UK and Vietnam hold talks as trade increases by almost 11%
UK and Vietnam hold their first Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) in three years.
Check if a business holds Authorised Economic Operator status
Use this list to see if a business holds Authorised Economic Operator status with HMRC.
UK signs first US state-level agreement with Indiana
The UK marks a milestone in trade relations with the US by signing its first state-level Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indiana.
Apply for plant export certificates and inspections
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.‘apply for plant export certificates and inspections’ service to apply for a certificate of conformity.
TRA proposes measures to protect UK aluminium extrusions industry
The TRA has recommended a new trade remedy on Aluminium Extrusions from China. A provisional remedy will come into force while the investigation concludes. Edited to reflect the fact that the requirement to have a bank guarantee will now come into effect on 16 June 2022, rather than 28 May 2022 as previously announced.
Import live animals and germinal products to Great Britain under Balai rules
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries. Updated the suspension date for commercially importing dogs, cats and ferrets from Ukraine, Belarus, Poland or Romania to 9 July 2022.
The UK Sanctions List
Find out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why. List updated: 299 amendments to designations under the Russia regime; 9 amendments to designations under the cyber regime; and 6 amendments to designations under the Belarus regime.
UK and Indiana trade and economic Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on economic cooperation and trade relations between the US state of Indiana and the United Kingdom, signed on 27 May 2022.
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Import, export and customs for businesses
Anti-dumping duty on aluminium extrusions from China (Tariff stop press notice 7)
From 16 June 2022, anti-dumping duty on these products from China requires importers to provide HMRC with a bank guarantee until the provision expires. The date of implementation for this measure has changed to 16 June 2022. A new section on ‘Goods description’ has been added.
Measurement unit codes for Data Elements 2/3 and 4/4 of the Customs Declaration Service
Find the measurement unit codes for Data Elements 2/3 and 4/4 when making a declaration to the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 20).
OFSI General Licences
Details of General Licences issued by OFSI. Added GL INT 2022/1839676
Financial sanctions, Iran relating to nuclear weapons
This page contains the list of asset freeze targets, listed because of proliferation-related activity in Iran. It also contains information on regulations. Updated with HM Treasury Notice, Iran (Nuclear), 24/05/2022
Financial sanctions, Russia
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensure sanctions relating to Russia are implemented effectively after the UK leaves the EU. Updated with ‘HM Treasury Notice, Russia, 27/05/2022’
Financial sanctions, Cyber
UK financial sanctions are in place for persons, entities or bodies involved in certain cyber activity.This page contains the current list of designated targets. Updated with ‘HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 27/05/2022’
Financial sanctions, Belarus
Belarus is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons. Updated with ‘HM Treasury Notice, Belarus, 27/05/2022’
Who is subject to financial sanctions in the UK?
A guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulations
Change made: Updated with ‘HM Treasury Notice, Russia, 27/05/2022’ ‘HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 27/05/2022’ and ‘HM Treasury Notice, Belarus, 27/05/2022’
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