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Alcohol Duty: new rates and reliefs on 1 August 2023
The changes to the Alcohol Duty structure and the new reliefs took effect on 1st August 2023. These include: a new, simpler Alcohol Duty system, small producer relief, a reduced rate for draught products, and transitional arrangements for producers and importers of some wine products.
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Electronic Trade Documents Act
Promising to make trade more straightforward, efficient and sustainable, the Electronic Trade Documents Act has been adopted with its provisions set to be introduced in mid-September. The Act means that electronic trade documents will be granted the same legal status as physical trade documents.
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UK Trade Agreements with Australia and New Zealand
On the 1st June the UK trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand come into force. Traders will be able to claim preferential duty rates (Usually 0%) when importing the goods either into the UK or Australia and New Zealand.
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UK Trade Agreements With Australia and New Zealand
On the 1st June the UK trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand will come into force.
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Spring Budget 2023 Transit Update and Consultation
At Spring Budget 2023, the government announced a package of measures intended to simplify customs import and export processes for traders, taking advantage of new freedoms following EU exit whilst at the same time upholding the UK’s high regulatory and security standards at the border.
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FREE Trial - Customs Clearance
ChamberCustoms – Import and Export Clearance Specialists
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TOM Risk Categories for EU SPS Imports Published
Defra has published the initial Target Operating Model (TOM) risk-categorisation for the imports of animals; animal products; plants and plant products of EU & EFTA origin (excluding Norway and Iceland for plants and plant products); which sets out the controls that will apply to these goods when they are imported into Great Britain from 31 October 2023, as set out in the draft TOM published earlier this month.
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International Trade Pavilion and Conference
We are very excited to be incorporating an International Trade Pavilion into this year’s Chamber Expo, which will be taking place during the Humber Business Week.
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New tax year: some key changes affecting businesses
The new tax year is here, bringing with it changes that may impact your business. Fiona Phillips, tax specialist and partner with Andrew Jackson Solicitors, has produced a useful overview of some of the tax changes that have been announced or confirmed over the last few months.
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Skills Bootcamp in Import and Export - Enrolment Now Open!
Following on from the success of our first Skills Bootcamps, the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that enrolment is now open for the next 3 Bootcamps!
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Draft GB Border Target Operating Model
On 5 April 2023, the government’s Border Target Operating Model (TOM) was published in draft form, setting out a new model for importing goods into the UK from countries inside and outside the EU.
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Grow fast, grow global – with expert help from our e-commerce and digital trade experts
THE International Trade Centre at Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce is working with HEY LEP to provide Hull businesses with an exceptional opportunity to hear from and meet top international trade experts at a series of export awareness and development workshops in March.
Read moreImportant Change - UK Certificate of Origin pre-printed forms to be withdrawn 31st March 2023
From the 1st April 2023 Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce will be switching to plain paper UK Certificates of Origin as part of the government wider digital ambition for a paperless border by 2025!
Read moreOverseas Trade Awareness Workshops to offer FREE help, support and advice for exporters
IF you are daunted by the prospect of exporting to Europe and beyond, the Chamber’s International Trade Centre (ITC) has the help you need!
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Exporting Made Easy - March 2023
The Chamber's International Trade Centre is working with the HEY LEP and Hull City Council to enable Hull businesses to develop, improve and increase their exporting potential.
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