News / E-commerce logistics operators will be hit hard by new HMRC rules

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UK e-commerce logistics operators are to be hit by a wave of new regulations as tax authorities seek to claw back billions of unpaid duty.

Transport and logistics law specialist Howard Catherall has warned that companies involved in distributing e-commerce goods will be subject to the new Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme, which Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HRMC) is set to bring into law next year.

This it is said will “place a heavy administrative burden and new obligations on any company or ...