We act as your customs agent. We prepare and submit the declarations HMRC requires when goods cross the UK border, and we deal with the queries, holds and inspections that follow.
What this service is
You remain the importer or exporter of record. We act as your direct representative, appointed in writing before we submit anything, which means declarations are made in your name and on your behalf.
As your direct representative we submit declarations in your name, and liability for the duty rests with you as the declarant. This is why we check the classification and the values with you rather than filing whatever appears on the invoice. Where a figure looks wrong, we ask before we submit.
What Is Included
Import declarations
Into free circulation, submitted electronically through the Customs Declaration Service.
Export declarations
With the departure evidence you need for your zero-rating records.
Tariff classification
Establishing the correct commodity code, and telling you plainly where a code is genuinely arguable rather than deciding quietly on your behalf.
Customs valuation
Building the declared value correctly from the invoice price, freight and insurance.
Duty and import VAT calculation
Including preferential rates where a valid origin declaration exists.
Postponed VAT Accounting
So import VAT is accounted for on your VAT return rather than paid at the border.
Clearance at UK ports and airports
Including release from temporary storage and handling Border Force or HMRC queries.
What We Need From You
- Commercial invoice and packing list
- Your EORI number
- Commodity codes, or a clear product description so that we can classify the goods
- Incoterms, country of origin, and the preference statement where preference is claimed
- Any licence or certificate the goods require
Who This Is For
UK importers and exporters who clear often enough to want someone accountable for accuracy, and businesses taking clearance back from a supplier’s forwarder so they control their own declarations.
Our Other Services
Tell us what you are moving.
Send the commercial invoice, the packing list and the collection address to info@vithilogistics.com, and we will come back with a costed option and a realistic transit time.
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