AFS Global can support your business in several significant areas associated with the physical movement of goods.
Customs, Import Duty and VAT
On every import into the UK your goods must be handled by a forwarder who has the following tools:
· Clearance badges at the port
· Up to date clearance software that remotely communicates with HMRC
· A team of highly trained experts to process your entry, ensuring you supply all the details and documentation required by HMRC
Whether it’s for something as simple as finding the correct HS code for your goods, posting entry amendments or providing support with all types of VAT and Duty challenges, we offer all the support you need.
Looking to check your HS Code online? Click this link and we’ll take you to the Gov.uk website – This way to the Trade Tariff
Warehousing – bonded or cleared
If your warehouse is fit to burst or you are looking to protect vital cashflow by customs clearing your products over a period of time, we can offer warehousing solutions. Available for both cleared cargo or with bonded/ETSF (formerly ERTS) facilities, we can help you manage your stock control and pick/pack operations. With nationwide reach, we’ll recommend a location that best suits your business.
Insurance
Moving goods around the world comes with risks, so making sure your business has the right cover is crucial. That might be a marine policy incorporated into your wider business protection or shipment by shipment cover.
Either way it’s important to consider your options before you import or export.
Our team is on hand if you have questions about how best to protect your products.
Consultancy
While we don’t manufacture or design goods, we do have decades of experience successfully and safely moving shipments around the globe.
And we’re very happy to share our expertise. We can evaluate your current approach to shipping and highlight where you could save costs and improve delivery.
Whether that entails switching your Inco term from CIF to FOB to regain control of your vessel selection or utilising longer free time at the port, we’d be delighted to take a look.
Sourcing in China
If you are looking to increase your supply chain in China, it’s important to make sure you have the right partners. We can help you source new factories and provide QC services to make sure goods meet all your standards.
