Our team at Unipac Shipping offer the following methods of transport between Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Trader Support declarations Unipac Shipping can complete all customs formalities on your behalf. Whatever your individual situation might be, our team at Unipac will find the best solution for trading your goods between G.B. and N.I. Please do […]
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Since the introduction of the Northern Ireland Protocol, movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been a problematic area for many UK companies. Some of them have even ceased trading between these two countries as it became too expensive and complicated. The process of selling goods between GB and NI is not
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Britain will be moving to the Customs Declaration System (CDS). The Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system will close in two phases: After 30 September 2022, the ability to make import declarations will end. After 31 March 2023, the ability to make export declarations will end. After this, all goods imported into
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The Northern Ireland Protocol has been a source of tension since it came into force at the start of 2021. After Brexit, special trading arrangements were needed for Northern Ireland, due to the fact that it has a land border with an EU country – the Republic of Ireland. In order to protect the Good
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The global air freight sector is experiencing significant growth and transformation, with the market expected to rise from $56.48bn in 2020 to $64.98bn in 2021 — an increase of 15% — as businesses seek alternative transport solutions to avoid ongoing supply chain disruption. Looking further ahead, industry forecasts suggest that by 2025 the air freight
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The Port of Felixstowe, which handles 36% of the UK\’s freight container traffic, has been troubled by a logjam of shipping containers in recent months. Some the largest 20,000-container ships were waiting outside Felixstowe for between four to seven days, and some have been rerouted to other European ports, where smaller vessels will be used
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If you’re a trader, you should familiarise yourself with a number of customs changes that are coming into effect on 1 January 2022. Customs declarations You will no longer be able to delay making import customs declarations under the Staged Customs Controls rules that have applied during 2021. Most customers will have to make declarations
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There has been a lot of disturbance in container shipping all over the world in recent months. Global container imbalance is currently an issue because of the worldwide impact of the coronavirus pandemic on every link in the supply chain. Disruptions in manufacturing and a disparity in imports and exports have exacerbated container imbalance. In
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As of 1st January 2021- the end of Brexit transition period – VAT registered businesses that import goods into the UK from anywhere in the world can use a new system called Postponed VAT Accounting (PVA). This allows them to account for the VAT on their VAT return, rather than paying it on goods arrival
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As the Brexit transition period ends on 31/12/2020, this article focuses on requirements to move goods between the UK and the EU from 01/01/21. Even if there is a trade deal agreed, import and export customs documents will still be required. UK to EU In order to move your shipments from the UK to the
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