No Sailing due Storm Barra UK 

You may previously have seen in the news this week that Storm Barra continues to  impair much of Ireland, the West coast of England and some Channel Islands.

Ferry sailings between the UK and Ireland have been tremendously unsettled and are now running at a 24 hour delay. Numerous sailings were cancelled this week, and this is expected to continue through the end of this week.

We understand this is a busy time of year, but please bear with us, as I’m afraid these delays are entirely outside of our control. You should expect a minimum 24hr delay on all Irish shipments dispatched from Wednesday 8th December 2021 through to the end of the business week.

The company who runs the ferries from England to the Channel Islands have further anticipated cancellations and delays for shipments to both Jersey and Guernsey. These delays are now reaching approximately 48-72 hour mark due to Storm Barra.

Consignments will be loaded and presented for shipping, however we are unable to guarantee or confirm shipments at this stage.

All perishables and pharmaceuticals will be loaded as priority freight.

Please note once consignments arrive to the islands, deliveries will be delayed.

Should the delays directly concern your shipment, we will be in touch with as many updates as possible.

Contact the road freight team on:

roadfreight@sandforduk.com

HS (Harmonised System) of Tariffs 2022

The online version of the 2022 edition of the HS is now available from the World Customs Organization (WCO). From 1st January 2022 the updated HS 2022 edition will come into action as the world’s global standard for classifying goods in international trade.

The new 2022 edition of the HS tariff includes considerable changes with 351 sets of amendments;

  • 77 relating to the agricultural sector
  • 58 to the chemical sector
  • 31 to the wood sector
  • 21 to the textile sector
  • 27 to the base metal sector
  • 63 to the machinery sector
  • 22 to the transport sector
  • and an additional 52 that apply to a variety of other sectors

HMRC have published a list of updates to 2022 UK goods classification chapters at 10-digit level and the correlation of commodity codes to the 8-digit level from the 2021 tariff to that of 2022.
These can be viewed at https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/help/cn2021_cn2022
The full integrated tariff can be viewed at https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/browse

BIFA have an in-depth explanation of the 2022 tariff – You can view the article here.

EU Declarations 

From 1 January 2022, checks will be intensified in the United Kingdom for having a REX declaration.

The invoice or commercial document must state that goods are of European origin. Failure to declare the origin of the goods may incur unnecessary costs.

For goods with a value of less than €6000,- the exporter may put a declaration on the documentation as to the origin. This can be done by means of:

‘The Exporter of the products covered by this document (Exporter Reference No.. declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of …. Preferential origin’

For goods with a value higher than €6000,- the exporter must be a Registered Exporter (REX). This prevents unnecessary import duties from having to pay.

Ports Expected To Be Clogged Through 2022

Ongoing port delays and other unprecedented disruptions; with the continuance of rising inflation alongside labour challenges will carry on into 2022. The threat to the supply chain industry continues with short term woes such as holiday sales and delivery disruptions. The long term predicted effects include price sensitivity and consumer spending.

Although there are continued disruptions across all modes of the supply chain industry it is important to note what is particularly affecting the busiest ports across the Globe. The backup at ports are causing significant delays and forcing many companies to invest in expensive alternatives, which is likely to continue through until mid-2022. If you are waiting for rates to drop before continuing with your shipping demands, it would be highly suggested to look into alternatives.

If you have any further queries in regards to your sea freight shipping either import or exports please contact our team on;

Sea Exports – George Williams g.williams@sandforduk.com 

Sea Imports –  Teresa, Jordan & team on seaimports@sandforduk.com 

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