Government Resources: French Import VAT, Common Frameworks, Levelling up and more

French Import VAT Changes Webinar
Due to popular demand, DIT France has partnered with RM Boulanger, a company specialised in cross-border formalities and tax matters, as well as Groupe BBL, a transport and logistics specialist company, to deliver a second webinar on the changes to the French import VAT regime that came into effect on 1 January 2022. You can sign up to the new webinar at 10am GMT on 15 February here.

UK Common Frameworks 
Added provisional common frameworks on: agricultural support, animal health and welfare, air quality, plant varieties and seeds, integrated pollution prevention and control, fertilisers, plant health, organics and chemicals and pesticides.

The UK Sanctions List:
One variation to a listing under the Belarus regime and one amendment to a listing under the Venezuela regime

Levelling Up White Paper published
The government has announced its plan to improve opportunity and prosperity across the UK in the Levelling Up White Paper.

UK Trade Agreements
UK trade agreements with non-EU countries: Added Greenland to trade agreements still in discussion table.

HMRC Call for Evidence
Businesses encouraged to have their say on future of customs: First published.

 TIR Newsletter
Community, Common Transit and TIR newsletters: Information about the launch of new services for guarantee checking and NCTS availability for traders. Newsletter 4 – February 2022.

 Exporting Active Substances
Exporting active substances manufactured in Great Britain for use in EEA and Northern Ireland: Updated ‘Register of Written Confirmations for UK active substance manufacturers’

Trade with Israel
Trade with Israel: call for input: Open consultation - We’re seeking input on which aspects of our current trading arrangements with Israel we should look to improve or amend.

 TIR Newsletter
Community, Common Transit and TIR newsletters: Newsletter 3 – 2022 has been added to the page, detailing changes to email channel access to the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) from 31 May 2022 and access using the legacy Extensible Markup Language (XML) channel on 28 February 2022.

 Customs Agents
Search the register of customs agents and fast parcel operators: The list of customs agents has been updated.