Tunbridge Wells, UK: Logistics UK has a partnership with customs declaration specialist AEB to help the association’s members prepare for new trading conditions with the EU.
Al Richardson, head of membership, Logistics UK, said the partnership will provide member organisations that will need to make customs declarations from 1 January 2021 with discounted access to AEB’s software platform, reducing administrative time and making it easier to process goods as they transit to and from the EU.
“For many businesses trading with the EU, the new trading conditions from 1 January will be the first time that they have ever had to make customs declarations – our exclusive partnership with customs experts AEB aims to remove the anxiety and unfamiliarity which this could cause and facilitate a smooth, easy transit for goods to EU customers, saving members time and money in the process,” Richardson said.
Logistics UK members will get a lifetime 5% discount on AEB’s software packages, which can be used to speed up customs declarations by making them online before the goods leave their point of origin. A seven-stage online step-by-step process guides users through the process, while the platform can be scaled up or down according to the size of the export business.
“At a time when there is still much to be agreed about the UK’s future relationship with the EU, Logistics UK has been urging members to prepare as much as possible ahead of the 31 December deadline,” Richardson said.
“Customs declarations will be required whether or not the UK reaches a free trade agreement with the EU, and by taking advantage of the AEB offer for Logistics UK members now, exporters can cross this area off their to do list as they prepare for our new relationship with the EU.
“We are committed to helping Britain continue trading smoothly with the EU from the end of the year and this new partnership will undoubtedly smooth the path to continued EU / UK trade in the future for those who take advantage of it.”
