INTERNATIONAL TRADE
The Comeback Carnet The U.K. is experiencing a “double whammy” from Brexit and Covid-19. Individually, these would be daunting but together are a gauntlet of shifting hurdles and stressful challenges. Industries across the board have been hard hit. From live music touring to the creative screen industries to tech companies, all need to cross borders into the E.U and other carnet countries. Boomerang carnets® UK has reached out via webinars, geared toward these industries, to increase awareness of the benefits of the ATA Carnet to ease cross border travel. The customs document provides significant savings enabling overseas music gigs, film production, and product demos to continue.
-tax free into 87+ carnet countries and territories for up to a year. The ATA Carnet is known as “The Merchandise Passport” or “Passport for Goods”. It can serve as the Certificate of Registration allowing goods re-entry into the U.K. import-duty and -tax free. You can put almost anything on a carnet from musical instruments, expensive cameras, to a robot that cleans.
The top two questions new customers ask are “What can I put on a carnet?” and “Where can I go with it?”. The ATA Carnet is an internationally accepted customs document for temporarily exported merchandise, goods, or professional equipment. It allows cross border movement of goods import-duty and
In anticipation of the urgent need for carnets, we opened two new Boomerang Carnet Distribution Centers: one at Pinewood Studios in Leeds, and one serving the Bristol/Cardiff/Southwestarea. ATA Carnets benefit companies in nearly every industry. These new locations offer enhanced convenience to the
We teamed up with the Musicians’ Union to offer discounted rates on carnets for union members to ease the new costs of touring to the E.U. The discounts will allow musicians to take expedient advantage of opportunities despite the new layers associated with doing business with the E.U., our largest trading partner.
Customs Declarations made easy Post Transition businesses need to make customs declarations to import and export goods between Great Britain and the EU Liverpool Chamber delivers training to highlight what you need to know to be able to accurately complete a simple customs declaration. Course Objectives • Demonstrate the gathering of information to complete a customs declaration using various example scenarios, covering both export and import, enabling learners
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to feel confident in their approach to their own declarations • Explore a number of typical problems and common errors when completing declarations, increasing their ability to apply best practice • Improve confidence and provide reassurance through an opportunity to bring specific questions or issues to the attention of the trainer Our next course is on the 12 of May and you could benefit from Customs Grants . Contact export@liverpoolchamber.org.uk for further information.
creative screen industries in the vicinity, as well as, to any of the multitude of other industries nearby. New customers in 2020 represented a variety of industries from lifestyle guru to tech companies to engineering/ construction. One of our more unique customers included a Norwegianbased company with headquarters in the Port of Southampton. They are a major contributor to net zero efforts by providing an environmentally friendly, underwater hull cleaning service for vessels with an advanced remote-controlled robotic vehicle. They used a boomerang Carnets4Cargo in shipping one to their customer outside the U.K. Our business is based on our customers’ needs. Our 30 plus years of experience means we can readily anticipate those. Historically, jumpstarting economies from dire situations by stimulating trade, in particular exports, has worked. We hope our contribution expedites a comeback to industries and economies at full throttle.
SME Brexit Support Fund is open for applications The SME Brexit Support Fund could give you up to £2,000 to help with training or professional advice, if your business has up to 500 employees and no more than £100 million annual turnover.
• How to manage customs processes and use customs software and systems • Specific import and export related aspects including VAT, excise and rules of origin
Traders can apply for up to £2,000 in total through two types of grants:
Grant for Professional Advice: The grant can be used to get professional advice, so your business can meet its customs, excise, import VAT or safety and security declaration requirements.
Grant for Training: The grants can be used to provide training on the following:
Find out more information on eligibility for the fund and apply online.
• How to complete customs declarations
Applications will close on 30 June 2021 or earlier, if all funding is allocated before this date.
