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Chief to be deposed in August


HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said it would begin a phased launch of the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS) - the replacement for its Chief computer system - in August 2018. All declarations should take place on CDS from early 2019. However, Chief will continue to run for a time to aid the transition to CDS, HMRC added. HMRC is currently building and


testing CDS with industry, soſtware providers and community system providers. It also points out


that


decision to replace CHIEF with CDS was made before the EU referendum, but the new system will be scaled up to handle any increases in declarations that result from the UK’s exit from the EU. However, some concerns have been raised in the trade over the short time window between the planned launch of CDS and Brexit in March 2019. Chief is one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated electronic


services for managing customs declaration processes but, at nearly 25 years old cannot be easily adapted to new requirements. Like Chief, CDS will process


declarations for goods entering and leaving the UK or EU through ports and airports, calculate and pay the correct duty and taxes and complete customs information electronically. However, users will need to sign into CDS on GOV.UK through a Government Gateway account. CDS will offer several new and


the


existing services in one place - for example, traders will be able to view previous import and export data on pre-defined reports, check tariffs, apply for new authorisations and simplifications, and check their duty deferment statement. Online help will include self-


service tools, guides and checklists. Some additional information will be required for declarations in order to align with the World Customs Organisation Kyoto Convention, currently being


NAW is the time to think apprenticeships, urges BIFA


With the imminent arrival of an international freight forwarding apprenticeship, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) is encouraging its members to participate in the 11th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) on 5-9 March. BIFA has been supporting a


trailblazer group of employers from the freight and logistics sector, which was given the green light by the UK Department for Education to develop a standard for a specific International Freight Forwarding Specialist apprenticeship. Although final approval for


the course assessment plan is awaited from the Institute for Apprenticeships, the standard for the scheme has been approved. When the former has been approved, the apprenticeship will be available for delivery – possible asearly as mid-March, said the association. Set at Level 3 (A Level) with


a minimum duration of 18 months, the new apprenticeship will provide students with core knowledge and skills including; industry awareness, customs procedures and commercial. At the beginning of the


programme, apprentices will also be given one of three pathways; air freight, ocean freight or road freight, giving specific knowledge and skills in addition to the three mandatory modules. BIFA said: “The new


apprenticeship landscape can be a minefield and our members have asked for advice on how to start the process, from planning to recruitment and even attending local careers fairs. “We have listened to their


comments and have now begun working on some exciting new ideas to support BIFA Members and promote the new freight forwarding apprenticeship and the logistics industry as a whole.”


implemented in the UK under the EU’s Union Customs Code (UCC) including an audit trail of previous document IDs, additional party types,


such as the buyer and


seller and additional commercial references or tracking numbers. To align UK customs data with international standards, there will


Issue 2 2018 - Freight Business Journal


also be changes to the location of goods identification (based on UNLOCODE), the warehouse type code list, item tax lines, including method of payment codes, unit of quantity codes and the number of items on a declaration – CDS will allow a maximum of 999 items on a customs declaration instead of the current 99 items on CHIEF An updated tariff manual will be


available in April 2018. Importers, exporters or


their agents will be told by their soſtware


provider when they need to provide the additional information in order to start making declarations on CDS. Send your name and email


address to communications.cds@ hmrc.gsi.gov.uk to register for email updates. United Kingdom Warehousing


Association (UKWA) chief executive Peter Ward welcomed the news that Chief was to be replaced but said the sector needed reassurance that the new system


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will cope with the estimated 200 million extra customs entries that will result from Brexit, adding: “It is imperative that we know when and how it will be launched.” He also challenged the


‘frictionless, uninterrupted trade’ vaunted by the Prime Minister, insisting that the necessary recording of data and collecting of duties and taxes relating to all UK import/export movements post-Brexit will make a smooth transition impossible.


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