Customs & Excise
Customs and excise duties are a major cost to businesses importing or trading in physical goods - a cost that is often overlooked. Businesses can take advantage of opportunities to obtain relief on the payment of duties, or pay these duties at the lowest acceptable level. Our team of Customs and Excise specialists can help ensure that your business benefits from the optimum treatment, whilst at the same time ensuring compliance with the complex rules. We specialise in dispute resolution and are able to assist with formal enquiries and investigations by HMRC and litigation at Tribunal level, in the Higher Courts and the European Court of Justice.
Our areas of expertise include the following:
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Tariff Classification
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Origin
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Anti-dumping
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Valuation
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Repayment/remission of duties
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Warehousing
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Duty Drawback
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Duty disputes
Our Customs & Excise team has a wealth of practical experience in this area. Hassan Khan and Michelle Sloane are members of the trade specialist Customs Practitioners Group and they have written numerous articles on customs issues. Hassan is a regular conference speaker and is the Honorary Legal Adviser to the UK Warehousing Association.
