Updated guidance on paying duties and VAT for imports: essential information for businesses.

• HMRC has updated guidance on paying Customs Duty, Excise Duties, and VAT on imports from outside the UK
• The document covers using duty deferment account, setting up cash accounting, and using a general guarantee account
• It also includes authorizing someone to use your deferment, cash, or guarantee account, making immediate payments, and using postponed VAT accounting
• Import VAT certificate can be obtained
• References to the CHIEF system have been removed as all import declarations must now be made through the Customs Declaration Service.

Source: marcusward.co

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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