Moving goods between the UK and EU

If you move goods between the UK and countries in the EU, you need to follow new customs and tax rules. HMRC has set up the Customs and International Trade helpline on 0300‌‌ ‌322‌‌ ‌9434. The helpline is open‌‌ ‌from 8am‌‌ ‌to‌‌ ‌10pm‌‌ ‌Monday‌‌ ‌to‌‌ ‌Friday and‌‌ ‌from 8am‌‌ ‌to‌‌ ‌4pm at‌‌ ‌week‌‌ends. 

HMRC's YouTube channel is where you can watch videos to familiarise yourself with the new customs processes and what you need to do when you trade goods with the EU.

If you buy goods from the EU, or send or sell goods to the EU for your business, HMRC’S Rules of Origin recorded webinar will help you understand the process and what you need to do.

Apply for a grant to help small and medium-sized businesses new to importing or exporting

The SME Brexit Support Fund could give you up to £2,000 to help with training or professional advice if your business has up to 500 employees and no more than £100 million annual turnover.

You can use the grant for training on:

• how to complete customs declarations

• how to manage customs processes and use customs software and systems

• specific import and export related aspects including VAT, excise and rules of origin

It can be used to help you get professional advice so your business can meet its customs, excise, import VAT or safety and security declaration requirements.

Your business must:

• be established in the UK

• have been established in the UK for at least 12 months before submitting the application, or currently hold Authorised Economic Operator status

• not have previously failed to meet its tax or customs obligations

• have no more than 500 employees

• have no more than £100 million turnover

• only import or export goods between Great Britain and the EU, or move goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, if you already import or export goods from or to a non-EU country you are not eligible for his grant

Your business must also either:

• complete (or intend to complete) import or export declarations internally for its own goods

• use someone else to complete import or export declarations but requires additional capability internally to effectively import or export (such as advice on rules of origin or advice on dealing with a supply chain)

See: Apply for a grant to help small and medium-sized businesses new to importing or exporting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)