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Your guide to sending
post Brexit
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Your guide to sending post Brexit
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What has changed?
The Brexit transition period ended at 11pm on 31st December 2020.
As a result, the EU now treats UK imports in the same way as imports
from other non-EU countries. This guide will help provide some
practical suggestions for business planning to help ensure you are
ready to trade post Brexit and beyond.Parcelforce Worldwide 03
Your guide to sending post Brexit
Preparing to YOUR CHECKLIST TO TRADE POST BREXIT
The Brexit transition period has now ended Now is the time to prepare
trade from
and sending items to the EU has changed.
For EU exports:
for business continuity
this point on • A Customs Declaration form is required
(CN23 and/or Commercial Invoices)
• Electronic customs data should be
fully completed
• Classify your goods with an 8-digit Tariff Code
• Register with HMRC for an EORI number
• Check whether VAT, customs fees and
duties are payable on goods entering
the EU from the UK
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Your guide to sending post Brexit
Our strategy The Brexit transition period has now
ended and the UK has left the EU.
3. Costs – minimising any financial impact
• Taking steps to ensure clearance costs
at Parcelforce
are kept to a minimum
At Parcelforce we have identified
• Ensuring a straightforward and smooth
four key strategies to support you
Worldwide
process for collecting customs charges
and your business as we move
beyond the transition period. 4. Data – gathering electronic customs
data and charges smoothly
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peed – working to ensure the efficient
• Engaging with our customers to raise
end-to-end transit of your items
awareness of changing data requirements
• Continually improving our operation to
• Developed our Tariff Trade lookup tool
increase efficiency and reduce the impact
of potential changes to customs process • Working with overseas delivery partners
now to ensure smooth exchange of data.
• Investing in automation and
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for a full list of what changes may take place.
2. Customs – preventing delays for
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• Ensuring we can clear items electronically,
where possible
• Working closely with Government
and other stakeholders to put in place
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Ensure your DATA REQUIREMENTS
Electronic customs content data
is now required for every parcel
Ensure you are supplying
EU shipments you send to the EU
The key thing your business needs to do to
electronic customs data
in the correct format
clear customs ensure your shipments clear EU customs is to
supply electronic customs content data in the
correct format.
This is a mandatory requirement for all
parcels being exported to the EU and includes
information about the sender, the recipient and
the parcel contents.
Please see overleaf for a full list of data
requirements, including Tariff Codes.
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ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS CONTENT DATA Extra recipient details
REQUIREMENTS To enable delivery notifications.
Our Tariff Code Providing electronic customs content data is
lookup tool will make it now key when exporting goods to the EU. Recipient telephone number and email
easy for you to classify This includes the following:
goods bound for the EU. Basic info
Details on the sender and recipient.
Additional requirements
UK businesses trading with the EU will
need a UK EORI number. More information
Sender details (Name, address) on applying for an EORI number can be
found here. Similarly, if you are exporting to
Recipient details (Name, address, country)
businesses in the EU you may also need the
importer’s details and EORI number. You can
Customs info validate EORI numbers here.
Various fields to provide information on the
value of your parcels to ensure a speedy Exporter’s EORI number
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Sender telephone number and email
Item details (Description, quantity, weight & value)
Country of origin of contents
Shipping and insurance costs
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DOCUMENTATION Changes to duties and VAT include:
Customs Declarations are now mandatory
Customs Declarations, • UK businesses will have to apply customs,
Customs Declarations (CN23 and/or duties and VAT processes to goods exported
VAT, fees and duties will Commercial Invoices) are now a mandatory to the EU, in the same way you would for
requirement for all parcels being exported goods traded (exported) outside of the EU
now apply to or imported from the EU.
• Trading partners in the EU will have to apply
customs, duties and VAT procedures to
CUSTOMS, DUTIES & VAT
goods they receive from UK businesses,
Additional customs fees, VAT, and,
in the same way they do for goods received
where required, duties will be levied
from outside of the EU.
There are immediate changes to the way
the UK trades with the EU, with a requirement Find out more about VAT changes here
for customs fees, the local destination’s VAT and VAT refunds here.
and potential duties on some goods.
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EXPORT IMPORT
Exporting goods to the EU? Importing goods from the EU?
Prepare for changes in
We can help you manage any VAT, duties From 1st January 2021 you are liable for any
customs charges and clearance fees due when exporting VAT and customs charges and may have to
into the EU. pay duties on receipt of goods from the EU.
We have two export options to This will bring goods from the EU in line with
choose from: those currently received from the rest of
the world.
If you (the sender) wish to pay the duties,
VAT and clearance fees, we have a new The charges will depend on the value of the
Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) solution, which item, where it came from and who sent it.
is available via our europriority and These charges will be applied by Border Force
europrioritypack services, delivered on behalf of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
through our international partner, GLS. You may need to pay any fees before you can
receive your parcel.
This means your item will be delivered straight
away and your customer will not be charged Find out more about importing and
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that you understand EU VAT rates here
and potential duty rates here.
If you would like your recipient to pay
the duties, VAT and clearance fees, we
have a Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) solution,
which is available via our euroeconomy
service, delivered through our European
postal partners.
Please speak to your Account Manager for
more information.Parcelforce Worldwide 09
Your guide to sending post Brexit
Summary Provide Customs Declarations (CN23 and/or
Commercial Invoice) for all items exported to the EU
Ensure you can send goods into
the EU from 1st January 2021,
by taking the following actions: Provide all required electronic customs content data
in the correct format, via your shipping system
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Classify goods with an 8-digit Tariff Code
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Choose a Parcelforce export service that’s right for
your business and your customers
Speak to your Parcelforce Account Manager or visit
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