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Customs Workshop - Preparing for Brexit

This workshop is open to businesses from all sectors and will cover areas such as what export and import procedures apply, how tariffs work and how to correctly classify goods.

Trainer – Lorna Kelly, BDO Customs & International Trade Services

No matter what type of industry a business is in everyone will experience some form of impact from Brexit.  Some of the issues that will be faced are from a Customs and Trade perspective are:

• Customs Duty
• Import VAT
• Border Delays
• Additional Costs e.g. Clearance Agents, etc.
• Additional Documentation e.g. Import and Export Documentation, etc.
• New Procedures e.g. How and when to lodge import and export SADs, etc.
• New Licenses

Ultimately however Importers and Exporters will need to know how to move their goods through Customs in Ireland and the UK post Brexit.

This course will enable companies to understand both Revenue rules in Ireland and HMRC rules in the UK.

We will also cover the post Brexit simplifications being introduced by both Authorities and how to apply for these.

We will also explain the operational requirements necessary to move goods through Customs.

Specific modules will include:

Understand how to start their import / export journey

• What is Customs?
• Background/role of Revenue/ HMRC
• Obtaining an Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number
• Engaging a customs agent/understanding the customs system

Understand customs basics

• Classification of goods
• Valuation of goods for customs
• Rules of origin/Trade Agreements

Customs declarations

• Import procedures
• Import documentation
• Export procedures
• Export documentation

Additional customs facilitations

• Deferred payment
• Comprehensive guarantee

Customs Duty Reliefs

• Processing (inward and outward)
• Customs warehousing
• End Use / Temporary Admission

 AEO/Trusted Trader

• AEO (Authorised Economic Operator)

 Industry Specific Issues

There are certain requirements applied by Customs on behalf of other Government bodies. Depending on the make-up of the group we can provide additional information specific to the Companies attending. This would include but is not limited to:

• Import of agri and food product rules
• Plant based imports
• Import requirements for chemicals
• Export Controls