Digital Signature Legitimateness for Export in European Union

How to eSign a document: digital signature legitimateness for Export in European Union

all commercial goods exported from the European Union to the third country that is a country this is not a member of the European Union must be declared to HM Revenue & Customs these declarations sometimes refer to his entries are made on a single administrative document performed c88 this form is the same form used throughout the European Union the declarations contain detailed information concerning the goods but it is worth while highlighting the importance of two items of information that must be included on all declarations these are the commodity code or tariff code and the customs procedure code so what are these codes for export declarations the commodity code is an 8 digit code it's based on the common international harmonized system adopted by the majority of worldwide trading nations in essence it identifies the good you're exporting all types of goods will have a commodity code of which there are approximately 16,000 in existence the customers procedure code is a seven character code that tells Revenue and Customs what you the exporter intends will happen to the goods for example if the goods are being exported from the EU and remaining outside so why the codes so important without the quantity code international trade couldn't operate it provides the European Union with accurate trade statistics and of you the exporter to decide whether the goods you're sending abroad need an export license it also helps you identify the goods with special export arrangements such as quotas if you are exporting to a country which has signed up to a preferential trade agreement the quantity code will help you determine the rules of origin so your customer may benefit from a reduced rate of duty in their country if you're exporting the goods for process abroad and re importing the finished good into the EU the correct commodity codes are necessary to enable you to make a claim G Duty relief as previously mentioned the customs procedure code tells Revenue & Customs what the exporter intends will happen to the goods in addition the co gives an indication of any previous procedure that may have been used in respected the goods declared we may then decide whether any further action should be taken such as selecting the goods for examination or for an assurance event after the goods have been cleared for export if you use an agent or freight forwarder to submit the declarations on your behalf or do them yourself you should know that it is your responsibility to check the declarations to ensure that they are correct we recommend that you obtain copies of the c88 export declarations from your freight forwarder or agent and check to ensure amongst other things that the correct commodity codes have been used and that the goods have been entered to the correct customs procedure by using the appropriate customs procedure code it is important that you liaised with your freight forwarder or agent to ensure that they are aware what you intend to happen to the goods in the absence of clear written instructions the goods may be declared to the wrong customs procedure so where can you find the codes that contained within the integrated tariff of the United Kingdom the tariff is a three volume publication available on subscription in hardcopy or cd-rom format as well as on the Internet Volume one gives background information about importing and exporting volume 2 has all the commodity codes together with the import duty rates and other special provisions and volume 3 gives details of import export procedures and tells you how to complete the declarations it also contains various tables and the customs procedure codes if after searching the tariff you encounter difficulty in obtaining the correct commodity code you can get assistance from our tariff classification advice line telephone oh one seven oh two three six six oh seven seven so where can you get more help and advice for basic inquiries call the Revenue and Customs contact centre on Oh 8 four five oh one oh nine thousand you can get more information on international trade from our website WWH mr c govt UK you can download a useful guide on importing and exporting called breaking down the barriers from our website this guide outlines customs procedures and the main duty relief schemes that are available information advice and free tools to help reduce the complexity associated with importing or exporting on our available free of charge via WWF is nice link govt UK forward slash international trade features of this service include a free UK online tariff the e tariff gives traders the opportunity to search free of charge for commodity codes and associated duties v80 rates quotas country preferences etc in addition my own team the business education and support team provide free seminars on international trade you can find further information about these and make a booking on our website