On Dec. 24, 2020, an agreement was reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union regarding the Brexit.
Since January 1, 2021, there has been a provisional arrangement in force to enable trade between the EU and the UK.
Below we inform you about the conditions you need to meet, depending on the carrier you work with.
The information below was communicated by the carriers.
For that reason, this page with Brexit information will be kept up-to-date so you will always find the most recent information here.
* last update: 14/1/21 *
As of 1/1/2021 customs declarations required for all shipments between the UK and the EU.
Even though the trade agreement resulted in “zero tariffs” (zero customs duties), it is still mandatory to generate a customs declaration and therefore a commercial or pro forma invoice.
In most cases, no customs duties will be granted to goods that meet all the “rules of origin. VAT will be levied.
Net daarom zijn douaneaangiften vereist om goederen de grens te laten oversteken.
Landenspecifieke beperkingen blijven van toepassing en ook eventuele bijhorende licenties zijn vereist.
To benefit from this, it is necessary to show the country of origin on the commercial or pro forma invoice of a shipment to both B2C (private) and B2B (business) recipients.
You do this using the statement below. Important! These documents must be provided before the goods are presented for customs clearance.
Without this statement, DHL cannot claim the customs duty exemption.
* For all shipments from UK to EU: Exporter Reference No. = GB EORI number * For shipments from the EU to the UK: , Exporter Reference No. = REX number (Required only when the value of the shipment exceeds €6,000 / £5,700 ** May be omitted if the information is on the document itself
This change is separate from the UK-EU trade agreement and applies to shipments from any country (including EU countries) imported into the UK.
Does your webshop sell to customers in the United Kingdom?
Then your shipments are subject to customs duty.
Even when customers decide to return their purchases.
DHL Express with its ‘easy returns service’ makes it possible to re-import returned goods into the EU without paying customs duties.
When you use the billing service ‘Duties Taxes Paid’(DTP), you as the sender pay the VAT and import duties (if applicable).
Be transparent to your customers and list an all-in price on your webshop to avoid surprises.
For shipments to this area, everything remains unchanged.
In fact, there are no formalities with customs papers for trade with the EU.
Learn more about DHL: https://www.dhl.com/be-en/home/about-us/brexit.html
DPD is temporarily suspending orders between the UK and the EU, but packages are still being sent to the UK from Belgium.
This is a temporary measure and on Wednesday, Jan. 13, DPD hopes to resume services to the European Union.
More information can be read in DPD UK’s announcement: https://www.dpd.co.uk/email/dpd-pausing-eu-services-07012020.html
DPD still allows shipping packages to the United Kingdom.
Some services that will not currently be available:
– Collection Request – Direct Pickup parcelshop delivery – Parcelshop returns – MPS (multi parcel shipments) – DPD Guarantee – DDP in case of single parcels – Shipping to Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey) – Shipping of dangerous goods / goods subject to sanitary controls – Shipping of excise goods (tobacco, beverages containing alcohol, etc.) – –
More info on Brexit and DPD, can be found on this page.
PostNL announces that no further delays due to Brexit measures are expected as of January 7, 2021.
The impact of the covid19 measures on customs control is decreasing due to PostNL’s ability to present all required documents.
The expected delays for shipments to the UK due to corona measures is between 4 and 7 days.
For more information, take a look at PostNL’s website.
Bpost reports that since early 2021, packages to certain foreign, non-EU destinations must include additional information.
Under the new regulations, as a sender, you are required to share some information about the shipment: Electronic Advance Data(EAD) An example of the required data:
Given the new regulation, from now on it is extremely important that all requested information is attached to non-EU shipments.
On February 1, 2021, all input fields will be mandatory in the bpost tools.
By providing the correct data, customs clearance will be smoother (avoiding delays and surcharges).
More information and context on this change can be found in this presentation.