What's different in our approach?

Key considerations

The international movement of goods remains as challenging as ever, bringing with it complex considerations around Customs duties, Customs red-tape and supply chains.

The duty you will pay depends on the Origin, Classification and Value of the goods you are importing or exporting, and the use of any reliefs available via international trade agreements, duty suspension regimes and other Customs considerations.

When it comes to Customs duties (and Excise duties), we work across a variety of sectors to help you stay profitable and competitive. We support businesses to move goods around the world more effectively while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and utilising advanced tools.

What’s different in our approach?

1. Your logistics

We start with logistics – your logistics. It is imperative we understand your business model, operations and supply chain.

We look at what you are trying to do, your existing partners and routes for moving goods, and examine whether there is any flex in your current set up.

Once we understand this, we then make our recommendations on how you can improve your position.

2. Implementation

We don’t just make recommendations on changes to your Customs position, we assist you with them.

We communicate with all your stakeholders – be these teams in your business, customers, suppliers or regional/domestic revenue authorities and support you through the implementation of any changes.

3. Training

Once you’ve agreed any recommendations we make, we don’t simply walk away.

We will work with your in-house or external teams – including logistics, sales & purchasing and finance, to structure any processes and procedures that need to be changed to ensure they align with your Customs planning and compliance obligations.

4. Selecting new providers and mediation

We help several businesses find new providers. Our experts undertake due diligence on their processes, ensuring their service offering is compatible with their expertise and real capabilities.

We can also provide a mediation function and ensure your contracts contain the right clauses protecting your interests.

5. Quick response teams

Through our membership of Geneva Group International, a leading global alliance of accounting, tax and law firms, in which we lead the VAT and Customs team, we have created quick response teams that enable us to get solutions on the ground in 126 countries.