Importers offered one month extra to adopt new system

HMRC has offered businesses an extra month to adopt a new computer system for customs declarations over concerns that too many firms aren’t ready.

by | 22 Sep, 2022

Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) was due to close on September 30 after three decades in operation. It will be replaced by the Customs Declaration Service.

At the beginning of August, 3,500 companies were still to register and yesterday HMRC published a form on its site for businesses to use if they need an extension.

It says: “If you’ve been unable to migrate to the Customs Declaration Service to make import declarations you will need to ask permission to temporarily use CHIEF from 1 October 2022.”

Read more at smallbusiness.co.uk

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