UK Customs Issues Guidance on Duty Reductions, Delayed Payment

The United Kingdom’s HM Revenue & Customs issued two guidance documents Sept. 16 highlighting special tariff classification and customs procedures that allow importers to delay or save on duty payments. One guidance lists situations wherein importers may pay a reduced rate of duty, such as re-importation of goods previously exported, importation for processing or repair, educational and cultural goods, medical goods, and printed and promotional goods, among other things. A second details ways in which importers can avoid immediately paying duties, such as through a duty deferment account, warehousing, temporary imports or moving through under union transit.