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new rules are here and you need to take action now to ensure your business complies with the new changes to importing and exporting if you trade with the eu there are changes to moving goods which businesses need to adapt to these changes will be introduced in stages the first stage started on the 1st of january 2021 from the 1st of january 2021 there are full customs controls for exports with export declarations and uk exit safety and security declarations required for all goods full customs declarations are required for controlled goods controlled goods include excise goods fishery products drugs and drug precursor chemicals toxic chemicals firearms and pyrotechnic articles including fireworks for more details on controlled goods search list of goods imported into great britain from the eu that are controlled on the gov dot uk website traders importing goods from the eu can choose to make full customs decorations or make use of our delayed declarations process you'll also need to consider how you account for and pay v80 on imported goods under the delayed declarations process you must make sure you keep sufficient entries in your own records and make a supplementary declaration within 175 days of the goods arriving additionally while tariffs may be payable where due on relevant goods duty payments can be deferred until the supplementary declaration has been made there are also physical checks at the point of destination or other approved premises on all high-risk live animals and plants and a requirement to pre-notify for certain movements but they will not be required to enter great britain via a border control post stage 2 takes place from the 1st of october 2021 when all products of animal origin certain animal by-products and high-risk food not of animal origin will also require pre-notification and the relevant health documentation following this stage 3 will take place on the 1st of january 2022 and will include physical sanitary and phyto-sanitary checks for all products of animal origin certain animal by-products and high-risk food not of animal origin will be required at this point they will take place at the border control posts physical sanitary and vital sanity checks on high-risk plants will take place at border control posts rather than at the place of destination as now and free notification requirements and document checks including phytosanitary certificates will be required for low-risk plants and plant products full import controls will be introduced with customs declarations and safety and security decorations required at the point of import finally stage four takes place for march 2022 when checks at border control posts will take place on live animals and low-risk plants and plant products as these new rules have already started to come into effect there are several actions you will need to take to adapt to these changes but to get started you should make sure you have an economic operator registration and identification number otherwise known as an iori number starting with gb this is required for all businesses moving goods into or out of great britain it takes five to ten minutes to apply for and you should receive your iori number within one week the at registered businesses were previously automatically enrolled for an iori number so you should check whether you already have a number before applying for further information please visit .gov dot uk forward slash eore you should consider using a customs intermediary such as a fast parcel operator or a freight forwarder to make declarations for you and simplify the process intermediaries can help you find the information needed to complete formalities and submit the required declarations for example customs information to hmrc systems you should check if your goods need an import or export license for example for chemicals and if so apply for what you need you should also make sure you understand your vat responsibilities and what you may have to pay finally if you import goods you should consider if you want to make use of the deferred declarations if you import goods regularly you may benefit from having a duty deferment account this enables customs charges including customs duty excise duty and import v80 to be paid once a month through direct debit instead of being paid on individual consignments if you fail to comply with the new customs procedures in place you won't be able to import or export goods now i've covered the most important steps needed to get your business ready for importing and exporting however you can find more detailed information including process flows on google.uk by searching how to import and export goods there is also grant funding available to help small and medium-sized businesses to prepare search for sme support fund on gov dot uk and for further information on duty deferment accounts search for apply for an account to defer duty payments on gov dot uk alternatively you can also use the qr codes on this slide to access this information these new rules will affect your business and you need to take action now to ensure your business complies