The customs regulations provide a significant number of specific options to reduce ongoing customs duty costs. This improves gross profit margins and working capital through cash-flow savings. Once in place, these savings can simply roll-on year after year, often with no additional work.
What Our Clients Say About Us
Komatsu UK Ltd
“Barbourne Brook has provided customs advice on many occasions, always demonstrating deep knowledge of the subject coupled with innovative ideas to help the business mitigate its duty liabilities.”
Stuart Reid, Finance Director
Ensinger Group Ltd
“Barbourne Brook delivered customs advice which we found insightful and very educational. I would not hesitate to recommend Barbourne Brook to other companies.”
James Cole, Finance Director
VBR Turbine Partners B.V.
“Barbourne Brook support our UK and EU business in a very professional and diligent manner, and was available a a moment’s notice to give advice and run with whatever was thrown at them, many times under extreme pressure and deadlines.”
John Fletcher, General Manager
We have developed a database of over 170 customs planning savings ideas, gathering these from customs regulations, case law, customs internal guidance, previous successful experience etc. These ideas focus on the core elements that determine customs duty costs including classifications, origin rules and the use of Free Trade Agreements, customs valuation and the application and maximisation of customs duty relief arrangements.
Why is Customs Planning Important?
Customs Planning is a must for businesses that are engaged in the movement of goods internationally. This can prove difficult for many companies to fulfil, the procedures that are implicated in international trade go further than primary import and export processes and the payment of customs duties. The procedures impact a whole range of commercial policies and transactions. Without controlled management and well-timed planning, the procedure can become very expensive.
Businesses that properly plan and recognise the savings and advantages that our planning services can produce, will enable them to partake in the work that matters and reduce time on troubleshooting issues that can arise due to customs legislations.
Contact Our Customs Planning Team
Get in touch with our team to ensure that you employing the best strategy enabling you to reduce customs duties payable with effective planning in the long run. Call or use our contact form to speak to a member of our team.
Barbourne Brook Works With Clients To:
Obtain specific agreements with customs to take advantage of these options.
Implement processes to ensure any additional compliance obligations are met.
Carrying out ongoing checks to ensure ongoing compliance.
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How can we help?
We are on-hand to help with all of your customs need. Provide us with some details on your circumstances and one of our friendly experts will be in touch to provide support and advice.