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Minutes of the Joint Customs Consultative Committee

Date of Meeting: 9th July 2015 Location: The Auditorium, 1 Horse Guards Road, Westminster, London SW1A 2HQ

Items discussed in this meeting1. Introductions and Apologies2. Minutes, Matters Arising and Action Points3. Update on Union Customs Code4. Freight Management Strategy5. Customs Vision 2020 6. SME interaction with customs research7. Customs Declaration Services8. DfT FAL Directive9. Deferred Import Vat10. JCCC Sub-group update11. Any Other Business

Annexes A – List of AttendeesB – Action Point UpdateC – Update on Customs Declaration Processing system

D - Presentation on SME interaction with customs research E – Sub-group Update

1. Introductions1.1 The Meeting was chaired by BW. A list of those attending is at Annex A.

The chairman welcomed new members to the JCCC:Border Force (BF) representative - DH UKRep customs attache Brussels – APSecretariat - SY

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2. Minutes, action points and matters arising 2.1 Minutes February 2015

Food and Drink Federation (FDF) asked, on behalf of Customs Practitioners Group (CPG), for an update on the response document due to be published on the trade classification helpline consultation (item 10). AS (HMRC) said this was due on 20 July 2015.

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The minutes for the last meeting were accepted.

2.2 Outstanding Action Points

All outstanding action points from the last meeting were discharged.Please see Annex B.

AP2 (KR to contact Central Policy to establish if a “step by step” chart exists for Review and Appeal cases) was discharged however KR will keep this on the Central Policy meeting agenda.

AP3 (Update on Joint Freight Management Strategy).This is a substantive item on the agenda.

AP4 (JCCC secretariat to put UCC on the agenda for the next JCCC meeting). This is a substantive item on the agenda.

AP5 (JCCC Secretariat to put prototypes on the agenda for the next JCCC meeting). This is deferred to a future meeting because of the current position with the UCC.

3. Update on Union Customs Code (UCC) Pete Starling

Alex PienaarPS (HMRC) explained a paper will be issued to JCCC members following careful analysis of any changes to Version 5 of the Delegated Acts (DA’s) and Implementing Acts (IA’s) of the UCC.

PM Community Systems Providers (CSPs) said trade members felt the JCCC Change sub – group is the primary place to deal with UCC and any questions about IA’s and DA’s with only high level discussion at this JCCC.

BW (HMRC) agreed and PS (HMRC) reminded there was a JCCC Change sub group planned for August.

PS (HMRC) introduced AP (HMRC) who explained his role as the customs attache at UKRep in Brussels. AP outlined the procedural challenges in the latest iteration of the DA’s and IA’s received on 1 July. Member States expressed broad dissatisfaction at the last Customs Policy Group meeting with interventions covering the procedure and behaviour of the Commission. The UK was able to flag its highest priority risks and issues. A key emerging issue, where HMRC is very keen to work with the trade, is the procedure known as “bundling”. Rather than individual Acts, the Commission intends, for convenience, to bring a whole raft together in one Act for approval. Road Haulage Association (RHA) asked if there is objection to one item in a bundle will it mean objection to all items in the bundle? AP said yes and this is why the method of proposed “bundling” is a concern. Questions around how this is done


present a big negotiating challenge for HMRC. Fortunately the Council and Lawyers for the Council take a different view from the Commission. They are saying that bundling can only be used under the treaty provisions of the EU when the separate legislative pieces would make no sense individually. Thus this method could be seen as “unreasonable behaviour” by the Commission. AP welcomed any counter action trade members take, offering full HMRC support to any member lobbying for this to be changed. AP agreed to update JCCC members as discussions progress.

AP highlighted another approach is to lobby the European Parliament on the key issues within the text to try to persuade them to use their influence, as they can also block the DA. Though the issue of “bundling” would impact the EP too as the Commission’s approach would curb their ability to block specific areas of text. This will be a big priority for HMRC when looking at next steps.

RHA asked if about any impact on taxation issues subject to a unanimity voting basis. AP said although there are different voting mechanisms and particular processes he is not aware of taxation voting rules impacting on votes on customs matters. However, voting thresholds are particularly high in Council where a minimum of 21 Member States are needed to object to the DA for it to be defeated. Airline Operators Committee (AOCC) asked if there were any precedents in the way the Commmission is behaving. AP replied there were rare instances. The Commission has also indicated their ability and willingness to amend text is virtually non existant. FDF wondered why the Commission was taking this view at Revision 5 stage and should not the concerns expressed by other DGs have been taken on board earlier. AP said that it is normal practice for only nearly complete texts to be circulated for inter-service consultation and whilst Member States all acknowledge the Commission faced a very hard task in producing Rev 5 there is general discontent with their behaviour.

PS (HMRC) highlighted further headlines from Revision 5 reminding HMRC will issue a paper after detailed analysis – we are aiming to do this by the end of July. On the issue of self assessment and surveillance HMRC will closely examine data sets which are showing 40 data items. CSPs asked if there were 40 at all times. PS said for most there are.

PS said the sole use clause has been re-inserted for Temporary Storage. British International Freight Association (BIFA) asked what this entailed. IW (HMRC) explained where there is port approval covering a number of sheds, each shed may need separate approval to operate as a temporary storage facility.

PS confirmed the Commission’s intention to sign off Rev 5 on 28th July. AP (HMRC) added there is a possibility of further slippage to the timescales as Council can seek to add a further 2 months to their 2 month review process. Formal publication is due on 20th August but this could be extended to 20th December.

CSPs raised a question on behalf of CPG about removal of retail sales from Customs Warehousing. PS said that there had been no change in the text from the previous revisions and suggested that questions of detail about Rev 5 are discussed in the JCCC change or other appropriate sub group.


AP1 JCCC members to discuss details of UCC Rev 5 in the Change sub group.

CSPs asked about readiness for 2019. PS said consultation was underway with delivery partners regarding future strategy on areas such as tackling non-compliance, centralisation, digital i-forms and various types of authorisations. This is an opportunity for trade members to work with HMRC. BASS said CSP’s were talking about roadshows and asked about the target audience. IW (HMRC) said to approach PE on his team.

BIFA said it is helpful if legal references are placed in the opening sentence of any CIPs issued.

AP2 AS (HMRC) to request Policy Owners add an initial line containing legal references in any CIPs.

BASS asked for clarification about dates on guarantees and when authorisations expire .PS replied authorisations will effectively remain frozen from 1 May 2016 until they are reviewed (which must be done by 1 May 2019). A review will be triggered when a user applies to do something different. IW requested trade members worked with HMRC to manage the process using the JCCC Change sub group.

Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) asked about adding another Commodity Code under IPR authorisations. PS recommended this question was taken to the JCCC Change sub group.

BW summarised by remindingabout HMRC support to the trade and re-iterating the importance of lobbying, adding HMRC would like to see a copy of any submissions to MEP’s by members.

AP3 Trade members to copy trade UCC submissions made to MEPs to JCCC Secretariat

4. Freight Management Strategy Sally Thurlow (HMRC)

ST (HMRC) gave an update on the Freight Management Strategy.This work will soon be absorbed into the One Government at the Border portfolio. In the interim a programme is continuing to progress capability building and a trusted trader scheme to improve visibility of intra EU movement of goods, led by Border Force (BF). BF has approached Home Office Ministers with a proposal about consulting with industry to seek their views on this, which some members are already aware of due to early soundings by BF.


HMRC has approval to recruit 15 graduates into a 2 year capability building programme giving them training in all aspects of customs business to sustain specialist expertise.

Recently completed work as part of One Government at the Border work looked to:

understand the current service landscape for the control of goods in and out of the country

identify improvement opportunities make recommendations that help Government move towards providing a

single, secure service experience for people moving goods across the UK border that will increase revenue collection, reduce security threats, support the UK’s growth agenda, reduce government costs and reduce the burden of unnecessary interventions in legitimate commercial supply chains.

Building on the joint Home Office/HMRC Freight Strategy, work from One Government at the Border will inform HMRCs Spending Review bids, feed in to the Strategic Defence and Security Review as well as being part of the broader Government Digital Service Enabling Strategy. This helps build a case for delivery under the Government as a Platform approach (GaaP).

Next steps taking place, now the cross-government Sponsorship Group has commissioned work, are on:

Data Pilot: technology development to ingest and view commercial supply chain data, assess the value and use of the data for regulatory, security and enforcement purposes.Joint Working: pilot at Felixstowe and, in future, an airport to assess the feasibility, benefits and constraints on joint working from intelligence, through targeting to interventions.Guidance and Advice: further discovery activity to gain a better understanding of the users’ needs for guidance and advice, and to explore whether greater clarity and guidance in context, aids compliant behaviour.Licensing and Permissions: further discovery activity to gain a better understanding of users’ needs and experience of government licensing and various permissions processes; to identify duplication and improvement opportunities and work with GDS to pool understanding of common design patterns to inform GaaP components.Governance and defining the portfolio: further discovery activity on what needs to be in place to enable HMG to put forward joint investment decisions and how to implement a joint service proposition.

This work is due to be completed in September.

BW added HMRC strongly supports this work and will be taking propositions to Spending Review 2015 in September.

CSPs asked how much trade engagement had taken place, adding Heathrow has the largest number of entries.


ST replied the JCCC Modernising Freight Management sub-Group was the consultation route and this included SME’s at the airport. ST acknowledged the importance of consulting Heathrow users, adding it is critical to look at what users need not what they want.

COS requested the JCCC be kept updated about the consultation on the intra-Community trusted traders proposal and consultation.

AP 4 BF to update JCCC on intra-Communiy trusted trader proposal and consultation

COS also offered a day or half a day to new recruits as part of their induction.

BW thanked COS explaining HMRC planned to have a rolling annual programme bringing new graduates into HMRC.

JM added this was not a demise of the Freight Management Strategy but making it part of something bigger which, could completely transform service provision.

5. Customs Vision 2020 Bill Williamson (HMRC)

Angela Shephard BW (HMRC) introduced the Customs Vision 2020 as HMRC’s ambition for the UK’s customs service over the next 5 years.

AS (HMRC) explained the main focus of the vision is how the work of customs supports the UK economy and its important role in securing the border and protecting citizens. It takes into account the economic climate and aligning customs and industry processes wherever possible. A document will be issued for consultation by the end of July when there will be a short opportunity for comment before submission to Ministers. AS welcomed input from members.

BASS thought trade facilitation and customs trade partnership are important to capture as well as JCCC engagement and co-operation.

AS said the intention is a swift and seamless customs process for compliant traders. The document will include coming down hard on the non-compliant.

RHA asked if the Union Customs Code was reflected. AS replied that it is and a key aim of the Vision is reducing costs.

AICES asked if BF are involved. AS confirmed BF are included in the process of drafting and agreeing the Vision.


CSPs commented on timing, recommending documents are sent independently of the minutes.

BIFA asked if customs officers will be required to sign up to the Vision. BW said the intention is to include staff in focus groups as part of the production of the Vision.

6. Customs Declaration Services

John McManus (HMRC) JM (HMRC) supplemented the paper issued by giving a high level assurance that despite issues of cash settlements and austerity HMRCs priority remains delivering a seamless customs service.

CSPs commented JCCC trade members are happy with the level of commitment.

BASS asked about postal declaration process. JM confirmed this was considered explaining about an exiting pilot running with RMG, HMRC and BF for 6-7 months. Early reports are this could be a strategic solution to postal issues as processing is already faster and more accurate. CSPs raised a potential risk incorporating post into CDS as it involves extra work for Royal Mail. JM said the UPU CDS could be a strategic solution. BASS asked where postal data will be collected from and AS said it is from the ITMAT data stream.

AS explained a number of international organisations are looking at low value consignments and whether they should be reviewed. AS said the UK was considering its policy position.

AFSS said they looked forward to CDS and methods of connectivity linking software houses to the government gateway. As a trade association they are encouraged by the level of support from the CDS team


7. DfT FAL Directive Karen Rourke (HMRC)

KR (HMRC) updated JCCC members on the new DfT Directive for ships reporting. The soft launch of new technology was suspended and a dual system is currently running. This means continuing to report ships requirements as business as usual until FAL are satisfied the new system is up and running. FAL is not currently in a position to give training and HMRC is looking for a pragmatic solution to issues such as ships stores and goods subject to excise duty, and the need for a report on Arrival although they will not currently be issuing penalties in this area.

Any vessel visiting the UK currently reports on a series of FAL forms which go to various government departments and police authorities. The new system puts these all together. Border Force (BF) has been provided with some training about actions to be taken at the frontier.

Chamber of Shipping (COS) expressed concern that the Directive has existed since 1 June 2015 but DfT has yet to issue any document relating to this new piece of law. The process has highlighted ships reporting requirements for HMRC. COS explained the history to FAL forms which date back to the 1860s. COS felt there was scope to reappraise the form, its practical purpose, the types of information and how this was kept. COS suggested instead of the requirement for every ship to keep a report it could be kept on board and made available on request. KR said HMRC understands this postion and is happy to engage with COS on this, but that DfT is the lead government agency.

AP5 COS and KR to pick up this discussion outside the meeting.

BASS felt although excisable goods are controlled by excise legislation they were happy to be involved in further developments. KR reminded of restrictions due to DfT FALs ownership of the forms and legislation.


8. SME interaction with customs research

Angela Shephard (HMRC)Angela Shephard provided a presentation about HMRC research regarding the UK customs interaction with Small and Medium Enterprise (SME). This research was undertaken and SMEs selected as the focus group due to government focus on growing the economy through increasing exports. The research project has helped HMRC understand the challenges SMEs face when they import and export goods to and from countries outside the EU.

Key findings showed SMEs who import and export have little knowledge of customs procedures and many use agents. This highlights a need for training for SMEs together with more centralised information. There is an opportunity for HMRC to use UKTI networks for training facilities, greater supply chain clarity and for the UK to introduce accreditation for freight agents. AS referred to a set of standards for agents under development by CEN.

The detailed research revealed problems with customs agencies in other countries and very few export issues in the UK. Country specific guides may assist with exporting to areas such as China.

The slides used for the presentation on SME interaction are available at Annex D

BIFA asked if contact could be made with UKTI as the BIFA helpdesk received regular queries about how to export to different countries.

AP6 AS to give UKTI contact details to BIFA

BIFA said they vigorously opposed the CEN work on standards.

BASS referred to an EU Competency Framework of standards and a free service containing tools for companies wanting to export.

CSPs reported a consensus of agreement that the trade were content with activities at the frontier. Duty reclaims and post clearance activity were areas of some concern.

AS said there are opportunities with strategic CDS and One Government at the Border to deliver on key issues identified by the research. AS confirmed that the research report will be pubkished on GOV.UK on 20th July.


9. Deferred import Vat

Robert Windsor (BIFA)

This item was deferred to the next meeting.

10. Sub - Group UpdateThe written sub-group update was circulated for information.

FDF (Food & Drink Federation) on behalf of CPG commented about the volume of items covered at JCCC meetings and the need for more in –depth discussion on some topics. HMRC said that working groups are the agreed way for dealing with single topics of significance a recent example is the Transit working group.

The update document is at Annex E.

11. AOB JM (HMRC) gave an update on the situation with Greece explaining that HMRC and all other government departments are looking at contingencies should Greece exit the Euro and / or the EU. Members were requested to make contact via the JCCC mailbox if there are any relevant issues for consideration.

AR requested an update on Non Inventory Linked Ports AS (HMRC) replied that the consultation exercise has been completed and will be published after summer recess.

AFSS referred to a CFSP Information Paper which they felt should have been treated the same as a CIP with a process of consultation and distribution. AFSS highlighted members need for notice about potential software changes. AS (HMRC) agreed to raise this with the policy area

AP7 HMRC (AS) to discuss CFSP Information Papers with the policy team.

CSPs asked about a library of guides and best practice. AS (HMRC) said guidance and notices are being re-written for the UCC. The best place to look is GOV.UK.

FDF referred to an article in a top financial broadsheet about staff leaving HMRC. BW (HMRC) replied although HMRC was shrinking as an organisation, the aim is to be more efficient and improve customer service. Customs is recruting 15 new apprentices per year to ensure skills and knowledge are maintained. AS (HMRC) advised that HMRCis about to launch a formal consulatation on penalties for tobacco excise duty evasion and JCCC members will be part of the consultation group.

BW closed the meeting.


The next JCCC meeting will be 9th November 2015.

Summary of Action Points AP1 JCCC members to discuss details of UCC Rev 5 in the Change sub

group AP2 AS to request Policy Owners add an initial line containing legal

references in any CIPSAP3 Trade members to copy trade UCC submissions made to MEPs to

JCCC SecretariatAP4 BF to update JCCC on intra-Community trusted trader proposal and

consultation

AP5 COS and KR to pick up this discussion outside the meeting.

AP6 AS to give UKTI contact details to BIFA

AP7 AS to discuss CFSP Information Papers with the policy team.


Annex A - List of Attendees – July 2015

Trade Organisations

Trade Organisation Representative Airline Operators Committee for Cargo UK (AOCC) (JOS)Airline Operators Committee for Cargo UK (AOCC) (AM)Association of Freight Software Suppliers (AFSS) (GT)Association of International Courier and Express Services (AICES) (AR)Automated Customs and International Trade Association (ACITA) (DH)British Association of Ship Suppliers (BASS) (AM)British Ports association (BPA) (RB)British International Freight Association (BIFA) (RW)Chamber of Shipping (COS) (TR)Community System Providers (CSPs) (PM)Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) (SM)Food and drink Federation (FDF) (GR)Freight Transport Association (FTA) (DA)Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICSB) (NI)Federation of Sport and Play Associations (FSPA) (MA) Road Haulage Association (RHA) (PC)Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders (SMMT) (HL)

HMRC/OGD attendees

Department RepresentativeHMRC (BW) (Chairman)HMRC (JM)HMRC (AS)HMRC (IW)HMRC (PS)HMRC (KR)HMRC (ST)HMRC (AP)HMRC (ST)Border Force (DH)Secretariat (SY)

Apologies

Organisation RepresentativeAssociation of International Courier and Express Services (AICES) (JO)British Retail Consortium (MC)Customs Practitioners Group (CPG) (BS)UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) (MH)HMRC (MK)BIS (SM) BIS (BO)


Annex B - JCCC Meeting Action Points From February Meeting

NO ACTION POINT UPDATEAgenda Item 2 – Outstanding Action PointsAP1 Secretariat to record in JCCC minutes the

Gov.UK link for e-mail alerts and twitter link for HMRC Penalties: a discussion document

Discharged

AP2 KR to contact Central Policy to establish if a “step by step “ chart exists for Review and Appeal cases.

Discharged

AP3 Agenda item for June JCCC- Update on Joint Freight Management Strategy

Discharged

AP4 JCCC Secretariat to put UCC on the agenda for the next JCCC meeting

Discharged

AP5 JCCC Secretariat to put prototypes on the agenda for the next JCCC meeting

Postponed until UCC progressed further


ANNEX C

Joint Customs Consultative Committee

Meeting: 9th July 2015

Agenda Item: Update on Customs Declaration Services

Author: Micah Kent

1. Purpose:

To provide an update to JCCC representatives on the progress of the Customs Declaration Services (CDS) previously known as CHIEF Replacement Programme.

2. Background:

HMRC is responsible for delivering an end-to-end declaration processing service, allowing the efficient passage of legitimate imports and exports to and from countries outside of the EU. HMRC is in the process of replacing the Customs Handling Import and Exports Freight (CHIEF) system because:

The current system has been operational since 1994 and is now ageing – the VME technology used will not be supported beyond 2020.

EU legislative changes, requiring significant IT transformation, cannot be accommodated by the current, aging CHIEF service infrastructure without significant investment

The current service delivery contract is reaching end of life.

CDS will deliver a new import / export declaration management service for HMRC. The Programme scope includes mandated changes through the Union Customs Code (UCC) and EU - Multi Annual Strategic Plan (MASP). The system will be designed to be flexible enough to incorporate future EU declaration processing changes.

The scope of CDS also includes transformation of postal declaration processes.

CDS will also be a central technology enabler for the One Government at the Border Portfolio of change.3. Update:


The Customs Declaration Services programme has moved on apace over the last three months and the programme team expanded significantly. The first phase of User Engagement with the trade has been completed and engagement with wider-Government is due to complete in July.

User stories captured during the Discovery phase to date are being validated and prioritised into backlogs which will provide the basis for the development phase (alpha development) in early 2016.

The system design is emerging and will be made up from component parts delivering an overall Service Orientated Architecture. Two of these components (Tariff Services and a Core Declaration Processing System) will be procured through standard government frameworks over the summer and these will be integrated with components already available on the HMRC IT estate such as financials, data warehouse, risk engine and digital services.

Postal traffic remains within the scope of CDS and a pilot, to test the suitability of an existing Universal Postal Union package has already commenced with Border Force and Royal Mail Group.

HMRC will deliver the first phase of CDS in 2017 which includes functionality to accommodate the UCC and MASP IT change timetable. The new service will be deployed to one Community System Provider (CSP) at a time in a smooth roll out process to de-risk the delivery during 2017. We will appoint a cutover and migration manager in the next few weeks who will work during 2015 with key CDS customers to plan in detail the transition and migration activities through 2017.

The programme has been consulting extensively with CSPs (as key stakeholders) and representatives from software suppliers over the last few months. We would like this engagement to be widened out during the 2nd half of 2015 and would welcome JCCC members and the businesses they represent to attend technical forums (where appropriate) covering topics such as system interfaces / messaging, authentication and testing. Details will follow in July.

We are planning to open up test environments with iterations of the new service in early 2016, and will provide technical specifications as soon as they are available (e.g. both HMRC APIs and a new data schema). I will provide more detail on our delivery path - covering the next 18 months or so at the meeting on the 9th July.

Micah Kent

Annex D


Annex E

JOINT CUSTOMS CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

DATE OF MEETING: 9th July 2015SUBJECT : Update on JCCC Sub Groups

The information table below provides key issues and updates from JCCC Sub Group/ Working Group meetings. The minutes from each Sub Group or Working Group meeting will continue to be posted onto the HMRC website

Definitions JCCC Sub Group - for projects / initiatives which are finite; and JCCC Working Group - for “perpetual” meetings;

JCCC Secretary, E-Mail – JCCC Secretariat


mailto:[email protected]

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/jccc/sub-groups.htm

Name of Group / Type of Group

Next Meeting Contact Update and Key issues from recent meetings

Customs Change John Nightingale

1/7/15 – 11th Meeting of the CCG in Southend. Well attended and trade heard that Rev 5 of the UCCIPs was due later that day.

Group discussed potential benefits and burdens based on Rev 4. Members engagement with Brussels deemed a success and MEPs seen as useful source to influence Commission.

Timelines for Rev 5 responses and adoption of texts and legal process discussed. Impacts from 1/5/16 reviewed and BAU and Transition periods discussed at length.

The MASP early deliverables and progress to date highlighted.

CDS from a Policy and Process group perspective reported to meeting.

Trade acknowledged the interdependency of UCC, MASP and CDS timelines.

Customs Product and Processes

Kevin Snow/David Rudd

UCC Implementation plans were discussed and proposals paper shared. Clarification was also provided in respect of UCC Guarantee Reference amounts. An update was provided on TTIP and the Non Inventory Linked Ports and CIE consultation exercises. A report on the Customer Control Strategy was provided.

Duty Liabilities September 2015

Valerie Smith The group last met on 12/2/15. A range of issues were discussed including:UCC Update – Valuation sunset clause and Royalties Tariff Preference developments including Registered Exporter SystemTariff Classification issues including:Sector reportsPublication of Monitors Classification GuideClassification Helpline Consultation and Latest position re the Printed Tariff

International Trade Operating Systems Working Group (ITOSWG)

Amanda Milne

Last meeting held March 2015. Agreed to meet bi-annually. Discussed outage notification and CR process.

Modernising Freight Management

October/Nov 2015

Sally Thurlow At the meeting on 23 June representatives were provided with updates on the One Government at the Border Discovery Work, including the


emerging themes from this. Further updates on the EU Research Project “Core” and advice of a proposed consultation on a Border Force Trusted Trader Initiative to explore the provision of intra-EU data sharing.

Name of Group / Type of Group

Next Meeting Contact Update and Key issues from recent meetings

Customs Change John Nightingale

1/7/15 – 11th Meeting of the CCG in Southend. Well attended and trade heard that Rev 5 of the UCCIPs was due later that day.

Group discussed potential benefits and burdens based on Rev 4. Members engagement with Brussels deemed a success and MEPs seen as useful source to influence Commission.

Timelines for Rev 5 responses and adoption of texts and legal process discussed. Impacts from 1/5/16 reviewed and BAU and Transition periods discussed at length.

The MASP early deliverables and progress to date highlighted.

CDS from a Policy and Process group perspective reported to meeting.

Trade acknowledged the interdependency of UCC, MASP and CDS timelines.

Customs Product and Processes

Kevin Snow/David Rudd

UCC Implementation plans were discussed and proposals paper shared. Clarification was also provided in respect of UCC Guarantee Reference amounts. An update was provided on TTIP and the Non Inventory Linked Ports and CIE consultation exercises. A report on the Customer Control Strategy was provided.

Duty Liabilities September 2015

Valerie Smith The group last met on 12/2/15. A range of issues were discussed including:UCC Update – Valuation sunset clause and Royalties Tariff Preference developments including Registered Exporter SystemTariff Classification issues including:Sector reportsPublication of Monitors Classification GuideClassification Helpline Consultation and Latest position re the Printed Tariff


International Trade Operating Systems Working Group (ITOSWG)

Amanda Milne

Last meeting held March 2015. Agreed to meet bi-annually. Discussed outage notification and CR process.

Modernising Freight Management

October/Nov 2015

Sally Thurlow At the meeting on 23 June representatives were provided with updates on the One Government at the Border Discovery Work, including the emerging themes from this. Further updates on the EU Research Project “Core” and advice of a proposed consultation on a Border Force Trusted Trader Initiative to explore the provision of intra-EU data sharing.


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