Are you Ready for 2022? 

As a cross-border SME you’ll need to be aware of important changes being introduced.
Choose from the dates below to see what is changing. 

1st Jan 2022 1 July 2022
Customs
  • Import customs declarations required for all goods and deferred clearances no longer possible
  • Customs checks on imports from the EU
  • Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) mandatory for imports into the UK
  • Pre-notification for products of animal origin (POAO) and documentary checks on the UK IPAFFS system

Traders can continue to utilise the postponed VAT mechanism, whereby import VAT only has to be accounted for, but not paid at the time of the entry into the UK.

If goods qualify for the Rules of Origin (ROO), zero duty tariffs may be applicable on both UK and EU entries. The importer is obliged to prove the preferential origin with a “Statement on origin” provided by the exporter, alternatively with records fulfilling the criteria defined by “Importers knowledge”.

For more information for businesses in Ireland  click here and for Northern Ireland businesses  click here. 

Customs 

UK to introduce new requirements for Export Health Certificates, Phytosanitary Certificates and physical checks on SPS goods at Border Control Posts, and Safety and Security declarations on imports from the EU.

  • Safety and Security declarations (ENS) required for all UK imports
  • Export Health Certificate required for products of animal origin (POAO)
  • Pre-notification for Sanitary and Phytosanitary products on the UK IPAFFS system
  • Physical checks at the Border Control Posts for animals and products of animal origin (POAO), plus plants and plant products

For more information for businesses in Ireland  click here and for Northern Ireland businesses   click here.