News / Shippers need to 'wake up' – UK Customs changes post-Brexit are real

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Shippers are “sleepwalking” towards the changeover of the UK’s customs infrastructure and need to “wake up” rather than seek to saddle HMRC with the blame for their failings, say freight specialists.

From September, UK imports will run through the new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), as HMRC terminates support for the Customs Handling Imports and Exports Freight Platform (CHIEF).

However, there is mounting concern over the preparedness of importers for the switch.

Forward Solutions MD Richard Litchfield told The Loadstar: “I think we are ...