Government Resources: Customs, Borders, Prime Minister Pledges, Haulage, rates, and more
Customs, Borders, and GVMS
Search the register of customs agents and fast parcel operators: The list of customs agents and the list of fast parcel operators have been updated.
HMRC Brexit communications resources: The leaflet ‘Full customs controls – actions for EU businesses trading with the UK’ has been updated with a section on the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS).
Goods regulations/ legal standards
Using the UKNI marking: From 1 January 2023, products will need to have UKCA marking to be placed on the market in GB for the first time. This date has been changed from 1 January 2022.
Designated standards: Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation. The text has been revised to provide more information on the designation process.
Training/Employment programmes
Find training and employment schemes for your business: a list covering a range of government schemes that are available for employers who are considering hiring employees, offering work experience or upskilling existing staff (some of which offer financial incentives), has been published.
Haulage/transit
Check which international road haulage permits you need: Added information about using 2021 permits for operators based in Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Russia, Tunisia and Ukraine with vehicles traveling to the UK from 1 January to 28 February 2022 due to delays in processing permits for 2022.
Community, Common Transit and TIR newsletters: Information about action to take in preparation for closure of the XML and email channel to access the New Computerised Transit Service (NCTS).
National Apprenticeship Week - February 7th-13th 2022
The 15th annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships will be taking place between 7th-13th February 2022.
1. National Apprenticeship Week 2022 (apprenticeships.gov.uk)
2. NAW2022 - Amazing Apprenticeships
Communication Resources
HMRC Brexit communications resources: Published a new HTML leaflet ‘Full customs controls – actions for EU businesses trading with the UK’.
Managed Transition Procedure
Notices made under the Customs (Managed Transition Procedure) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 from 1 January 2022: First published.
Prime Minister Pledges
Prime Minister pledges to build on Brexit achievements in 2022: First published.
Preferential Rates
Claiming preferential rates of duty between the UK and EU: The maximum value threshold for making origin declarations without approved exporter status has been reduced to £5,400.
International Trade
Trade with Singapore: Added guidance on finding the correct rule of origin for export.
Trade with Japan: Added guidance on finding the correct rule of origin for export.
Trading with developing nations: Removed Armenia from the Enhanced Framework. Removed Ghana, Jordan and Kenya from the General Framework. Added Samoa to the General Framework. Removed a note on Cambodia.
Customs and Taxation
Customs, VAT and Excise UK transition legislation from 1 January 2021: New tertiary legislation has been added to the “VAT notices that have force of law” section.
Notices made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018: Notices made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 has been updated.
Notices made under the Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: Notices made under the Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have been updated to reflect changes from 1 January 2022.
Notices under The Customs Transit Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 : Annexes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J have been added.
Notices made under the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018: Notices made under the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and List of roll on roll off (RoRo) locations under the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 have been updated to reflect changes taking effect from 1 January 2022. Notices for other listed locations have been removed because no locations are listed from 1 January 2022.
UK ETS
Participating in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS): The UK ETS Cost Containment Mechanism (CCM) has triggered for January.
Movement of Goods
Get a goods movement reference: Guidance about when you declare goods orally or by conduct has been updated.
Leaflets for hauliers about new rules for moving goods between the EU and Great Britain: Published ‘Moving goods from the EU to Great Britain’ leaflet (PDF and accessible versions, English language only).
International Trade
Trade with Singapore: Added link to Digital Economy Agreement in principle explainer.