Workshop

Prepare Your Business for Brexit Customs

Date: Friday 16th October 2020

Time: 9.30am - 13.30pm (including 2 Breaks)

While COVID-19 prevention is now critical to everyone’s health, the need to overcome pending Brexit Customs issues is now becoming essential for most businesses.  

This Virtual Workshop is suitable for those with basic prior knowledge in customs procedures as well as those who are seeking to grasp the new customs requirements for their business, when trading with the UK. The day is organised into 2 sessions, with time for questions and answers. Early action must take place to prepare your company for this substantial workload.

This virtual learning workshop is interactive to help you to actively take part in exercises.   With the end of Brexit transition period looming, there is little time left to get procedures and regulatory approvals in place. Austin Rutledge and his team at Export Edge, will guide you through the new Brexit Customs processes and documentation requirements.

Export Edge learning outcomes for the day are to:

• Help participants achieve a clear and concise understanding of product commodity codes.
• Advise the procedures and the documentation requirements to undertake customs declarations, along with Customs approval that may be required.
• Help with an in-depth understanding of the customs process and regulations to avoid transit delays, fines and penalties
• Guide on Brexit Customs aspects so you can fully engaged with Customs Agents.
• Support participants in their Gap Analysis to focus on your company’s Brexit survival.
• Provide supporting presentation slides, case studies and online resources in order to drive your focus towards resolving Brexit Customs issues.

The workshop will run from 9.30am  to 13.30pm

Workshop outline:

Prepare Your Business for Brexit Customs

General Overview

 -   Information Sources

 -   Importing / Exporting various Industry Sectors  -   Brexit:  Customs Impact  -   INCOTERMS         

Customs Declarations & Documents

-  Understanding Customs Declarations

-  Customs Procedures

-  Transport & Trade Documents

-  Practical Case Study examples

-  Participant worked exercises

-  Goods transiting across UK Borders

Tariff Classification

-   Classification Codes

                 -  Duty Rates applicable 

  -  Preferential Origin

-   Classification Examples

Brexit Planning

-  Revenue and HMRC processes

-  Customs Broker Management

-  Impact on your Industry Sector

Review & Questions

-  Your company’s Gap Analysis