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Money to be made as Brexit creates the ‘world’s most effective border”

24 July 2020

The Brexit market is picking up, and there’s money to be made from what is being billed as the “world’s most effective border”.
But this will be from 2025 – it certainly won’t become the world’s most effective border on 1 January 2021.
The UK government claims to be trying (as it did, for example, with the failed ‘world-beating’ track and trace app for Covid), and it has now launched a consultation …

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Whitehall unveils Brexit border operating model – but the tech may prove tricky

14 July 2020

The UK logistics industry has welcomed more clarity in the government’s new border operating model, but has warned that many details are still lacking, making the timeframes “extremely challenging”.
The 206-page document, published yesterday, outlines protocols for borders and differing commodities, but a lot relies on new technology, which is either not completed or not currently compatible with industry systems.
However, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) welcomed an...

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UK Customs Academy needs more money – and it needs more trainees

15 May 2020

The UK HMRC’s online Customs Academy is urging the government to widen its financial backing for the agent training scheme to individuals, and to extend the funding beyond its current expiry date of January 2021.
Marco Forgione, director general of the Institute of Export – one of the organisations behind the government-founded academy – said the time was ripe for individuals who have been furloughed or made redundant to apply for Customs …

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Whitehall’s new customs agent academy? ‘It’s all smoke and mirrors’

14 May 2020

The freight industry has raised serious doubts over the announcement last month by UK minister Michael Gove of a new “customs agent academy”.
Mr Gove said the government was talking to the forwarding industry about a new academy, but when questioned by The Loadstar, the Cabinet Office declined to give any details.
UK forwarding association BIFA told The Loadstar: “It’s a bit odd that, if such talks are taking place, the trade …

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China to facilitate customs clearance

4 July 2019

China has adopted 10 concrete measures to streamline customs clearance by cutting time and improving work efficiency, according to the General Administration of Customs Wednesday, July 3.

Those measures are mainly targeted at further simplifying documentations, optimizing clearance processes to raise efficiency, enhancing port informatization and lowering port charges, said Hu Wei, vice minister of the administration.

At present, the number of documents required in import and export has been...

https://container-news.com/china-to-facilitate-customs-clearance/

Maersk Offers Online Digital Customs Clearance

1 May 2019

Maersk launched a digital customs clearance platform for seven European countries, which claims to be an industry first, with the goal of expanding the system globally by year end, reports Seatrade Maritime News.

How is the system beneficial?

Every port in every country puts cargo through many different rules, regulations and laws. Aiming to provide simple and easy-to-use solutions, and to streamline the trade processes around container shipping, Maersk has taken customs clearance online.

The aim...

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Supply chain radar: Maersk’s latest customs push? ‘I just love it when dinosaurs try to be all digital’

30 April 2019

There is strong merit in what Denmark’s AP Møller-Maersk is trying to achieve in terms of capital allocation, pursuing greater efficiency thanks to an asset lighter business model via its ambitious Stay Ahead plan.
However, it is one thing to try; it is a very different thing to succeed.
And the spotlight is on it with every step it takes, which makes it incredibly difficult to avoid fierce criticism from those who make …

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Maersk launches online customs clearance service for ocean customers

29 April 2019

Maersk has taken another step towards becoming an integrated company by offering digital customs clearance for ocean customers.
Its new online shipping management platform is available in seven European countries and will be rolled out worldwide by the end of the year.
It gives customers full compliance with local customs rules online, with pricing displayed for all import and export declarations.
“It saves our customers time, money and headaches, reducing the number of intermediaries …

The...

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HMRC puts in £8m to boost customs declaration training

4 December 2018

The UK government today unveiled £8m in funds to help freight forwarders and other customs intermediaries to support training and IT investment.
Based on talks with the industry, HM Treasury and HMRC today announced the one-off investment “to support broker training and increased automation, which will help increase capacity of the sector ahead of March 2019”.
“Following extensive engagement with the customs intermediaries sector, we have listened to their concerns about how …

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‘Good news’ from Whitehall generates anger in logistics sector, yet again

4 October 2018

Two UK government pledges this week, purportedly in support of logistics, have left the industry both surprised and disappointed.
While there was some cheer for beleaguered hauliers, as Whitehall announced it had frozen increases on fuel duty again, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) argued that it was a missed opportunity.
“A 10p per litre cut would increase economic activity by nearly 1% in just one year, creating over a quarter of a million jobs,” …

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