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UPDATES: MOVEMENT OF GOODS ; PLANTS, REACH, ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND HAULAGE.

Movement of goods

We have directed you to this gov.uk page on previous occasions. Though it was last updated on 15 October, the page now contains links and phone numbers to HMRC and BPDG query lines/inboxes. The page also now contains You Tube explanatory videos at the following links:  

The customs clearance process (uploaded last month)

What are commodity codes? (uploaded last week)

What are controlled goods? (uploaded this week)

Sub-sector specific information:

Exporting products of animal origin to the EU: webinars (run by DEFRA)

Importing and exporting plants and plant products from 1 January 2021: Added section today on making advance notifications for all regulated consignments to the UK

How to comply with REACH chemical regulations: Added new guidance (today) on grandfathering, tonnage deadlines and how UK downstream users can notify the HSE, with links to complete guidance on the HSE.

Information for hauliers

International road haulage permits: ECMT permits 2021. Published today; explains criteria for allocating ECMT permits and what hauliers need to do.

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