Some goods are sensitive, strategic, and / or subject to control; these goods can require a license or certificate in order to be traded internationally. GTD helps companies understand and obtain the correct documentation to move their goods, as well as ensuring their internal records and processes comply with the relevant authorities’ requirements
Correct classification of products is an essential part of customs compliance and no more so than in the case of licensing i.e. the tariff code and destination will dictate whether an export license is a prerequisite to trade.
GTD helps UK companies navigate sanctions lists and understand the kind of export license their product(s) need e.g. Standard Individual Export Licence – SIEL (specific items to specific destinations); Open General Export Licence – OGEL (pre-approved for low-risk goods/destinations, repeated use); Open Individual Export Licence – OIEL (multiple shipments to multiple destinations); Temporary Export Licence (goods leaving the country temporarily e.g. exhibitions, repairs).
We also often support the company to apply for the correct licenses via UK SPIRE and then ensure they are maintaining the correct documentation and records so that they can demonstrate full compliance in the event of an audit by the Department of Business and Trade (DBT).
Customs problems fall broadly into three categories i.e. errors with documentation, logistics, or regulatory non-compliance. Whatever the issue, customs authorities stopping goods and/or referring to market surveillance bodies, leads to unnecessary delays, increased costs, and a less than optimum customer experience.
GTD supports companies to resolve some of these issues and more.
Most customs issues arise from inaccurate and incomplete documentation, logistics problems, and regulatory non-compliance.
GTD guides companies on the specific customs and documentation requirements their products mandate, establishing blueprints to efficient trade and avoidance of customs delays.
International trade is a complex, interconnected web of bilateral and unilateral preferential trade agreements, WTO governed non-preferential trading norms, supply chains, embargoes and sanctions. Understanding this landscape is essential to trading efficiently, cost effectively, and compliantly. GTD helps UK and international companies navigate this complex landscape.
Correct classification of products is an essential part of customs compliance and no more so than in the case of controlled goods or those with additional requirements placed upon them i.e. the tariff code and destination will dictate whether an export license or certification is a prerequisite to trade.
GTD helps UK companies navigate sanctions lists and understand the kind of documentation needed.
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