Introduction
What we do
The Custom & Excise Consultancy specialises in the minimisation and recovery of customs and excise duties.
We also provide assistance with regard to related taxation measures, e.g. air passenger duty, sugar tax, landfill tax, etc.
Our consultants have been instrumental in the recovery of in excess of €100 Million in duty. In addition, through the efforts of our team, clients have made ongoing savings well in excess of this figure.
Services
Customs duty
The majority of the work that we undertake relates to the minimisation and recovery of customs duty in the UK and throughout the EU.
We have extensive experiance in the food, plastics, clothing, metals, mechanical, electronics, vehicle and scientific instrument sectors.
Our team have worked for some of the world’s biggest companies, providing representation before the courts in the UK, The Netherlands and the European Court of Justice.
Excise duty
We provide assistance in relation to the management of excise duty liabilities.
In particular, we help in the recovery of seized goods where border formalities have not been properly observed.
Other taxes
In addition to customs and excise duty, we provide advice and minimisation services in relation to a range of related taxes:
Air passenger duty.
Climate change levy.
Landfill tax.
Insurance premium tax.
Sugar tax.
Etc.
Customs declarations
With our sister organisations, The Custom House and Assured Customs Declarations, we are able to provide customs declarations, i.e. import, export, transit and related services to UK based companies.
In addition, we are pleased to act as a customs agent for non-UK companies on an indirect basis.