Trade Insights & Regulatory Guides

The UK has introduced a new Open General Export Licence for military goods to France, Germany, and Spain, simplifying compliance for items meeting the 20% de minimis threshold. This development marks a significant shift in the Agreement on Defence Export Controls framework for French trade professionals.

The Australian Border Force has launched significant legislative reforms targeting illicit tobacco supply chains, including expanded oversight of customs depots and warehouses. Industry professionals must prepare for heightened compliance obligations and potential changes to licensing advisory structures.

A practical guide to UK EORI numbers: who needs one, how to apply for a GB EORI, common registration mistakes, and where to find authoritative HMRC guidance.

Guide to Australian import declarations: SAC, N10 full declarations, warehouse entries, ICS lodgement, and record-keeping obligations for importers.

How to submit UK import declarations via the Customs Declaration Service (CDS): data requirements, commodity codes, and official HMRC guidance.

HMRC has launched a major compliance drive targeting 30,000 high street businesses for tax and duty evasion, signaling a broader shift toward aggressive enforcement. Trade professionals must ensure their supply chain partners and clients are fully compliant to avoid being caught in the crossfire of these intensified audits.

The US entry process explained: entry summary, CBP Form 7501, duty deposits, liquidation, protests, and essential importer record-keeping.

Explaining GST on Australian imports, including the AUD 1,000 threshold, low-value goods collection, consignment rules, and Trusted Trader deferrals.

Importer Security Filing (ISF 10+2) explained: core data elements, the 24-hour pre-loading deadline, and expected CBP data compliance.

Understanding ACE for US importers: Secure Data Portal vs EDI, entry filing, periodic monthly statements, and AD/CVD case management.

An A–Z reference to essential trade terminology — Incoterms, customs procedures, documents, duties and compliance concepts — in plain professional language.

Benefits of Australian Trusted Trader accreditation, including Duty Deferral Plus, priority border processing, advance rulings, and application steps.

CTPAT explained: the CBP trusted-trader programme's benefits, application via the CTPAT Portal, the five-step model, security criteria and how to keep certification.

Understanding Australian anti-dumping and countervailing duties, including classification, exporter-specific rates, interim duties, and sourcing checks.

Postponed VAT accounting lets UK importers avoid paying import VAT at the border. This guide covers eligibility, tax codes, monthly statements and common errors.

The UK Global Tariff explained: how duty rates, quotas, suspensions and preferential agreements affect import costs, and how to look up rates correctly.

UK AEO status explained: the AEOC and AEOS certifications, application evidence, border benefits, mutual recognition and how to keep authorisation in good standing.

Understanding UK-EU TCA rules of origin: product-specific rules, statements on origin, supplier declarations, cumulation, and audit requirements.

How Tariff Concession Orders (TCOs) work, the substitution test, B443 application process, audit risks, and interaction with Free Trade Agreements.

Guide to USMCA rules of origin: product-specific rules, regional value content, nine-element certification requirements, and claiming at entry.

Section 301 tariffs explained for US importers: how the measures attach by classification and origin, exclusions, compliance exposure and managing a moving target.

Overview of Australia's FTA rules of origin, including wholly-obtained tests, transformation criteria, declarations, and tariff schedule compliance.

UK export controls explained: military and dual-use lists, OGELs, SIELs, SPIRE licensing, sanctions interactions and how to build an auditable screening process.

Guide to Australia's biosecurity import regime: BICON conditions, import permits, restricted goods, treatment standards, and pre-shipment checks.

US customs bonds explained: when a bond is required, single entry vs continuous bonds, what the guarantee secures, and how to keep the bond amount right.

Managing US Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: roles of Commerce, ITC, and CBP, scope disputes, reimbursement, and liability risks.

Understanding the Australian Working Tariff, interpretative rules, Schedule 3 classifications, and how the 8-digit code impacts duty and concessions.

Explaining Safety and Security declarations and GVMS: ENS lodging, GMR creation, and the ro-ro border model for UK port arrivals.

UK customs special procedures guide: warehousing, inward and outward processing, temporary admission, transit, and HMRC authorisation.

Amendments to the UCC-IA update non-preferential origin procedures for Irish traders, mandating stricter direct transport proof for U.S. imports.

How to utilize the first sale rule in US customs valuation to document multi-tier transactions and legally reduce duty under CBP requirements.

Foreign-Trade Zones explained: duty deferral, inverted tariff relief, CBP Form 214 admission, weekly entry and the compliance systems CBP expects.

Bringing goods in and out of the UK without paying duty twice: ATA carnets, Temporary Admission and Returned Goods Relief, with the evidence customs expects.

Explaining Australian customs valuation: FOB-style transaction value, adjustments for royalties, related-party pricing, and ABF audit focus areas.

Guide to Australian underbond warehousing, N20 declarations, ex-warehouse entries, re-export procedures, and Duty Deferral Plus benefits.

The removal of the €150 duty exemption on July 1, 2026, requires French trade professionals to account for mandatory duties on all commercial parcels.

Dutch authorities are intensifying export control enforcement and CDIU audits for dual-use technology under the International Sanctions Measures Act.

CBP proposes mandatory foreign supplier export declarations and shorter entry windows; importers have until December 1, 2026, to comment.

Revenue operationalizes high-energy scanning at Rosslare; brokers must prepare for the upcoming November 1 EU Customs Handling Charge.

Accredited CBAM verifiers begin operations, impacting Canadian exporters as CBSA consults on a potential domestic carbon border adjustment mechanism.

Overview of HMRC's PAS 41201:2026 standard and mandatory registration consultation for UK customs brokers and intermediaries.

JSCOT invites industry feedback on expanding trade facilitation measures, signaling a broader reach for the Australian Trusted Trader MRA network.

HMRC introduces secondary legislation for the UK CBAM ahead of the 2027 launch, alongside the Customs Modernisation call for evidence.

ABF integrates new MRA benefits to align with WCO SAFE standards, helping Trusted Traders navigate the 2026 regulatory environment.

Canadian exporters face rising costs as global CBAM enforcement begins; granular emissions data is now critical to avoiding default tariffs.

Starting September 18, 2026, CBP will void Importer of Record numbers with inaccurate Form 5106 data; urgent entity data audits required.

French customs implements a 50% tariff on Canadian goods alongside new EU packaging regulations; adjust classifications to avoid border delays.

A practical guide to UK customs declarations after Brexit, covering the Customs Declaration Service, GVMS, and common compliance pitfalls.

A guide to US customs clearance through the Automated Commercial Environment, entry types, and how to work effectively with a licensed customs broker.