SGS Achieves HMRC Excise Registered Consignor Status

By SGS United Kingdom Ltd
schedule21st Nov 24

We are now an HMRC Excise Registered Consignor

We’re excited to announce that SGS Trade Facilitation Services (TFS) UK has achieved HMRC Excise Registered Consignor status, enhancing our support for clients involved in manufacturing, distributing and moving excise goods. Our new status enables us to streamline the customs clearance process, making it easier and faster to clear goods at UK ports.

Efficient clearance of excise goods at UK ports

As a Registered Excise Consignor, we can now clear import excise goods at any UK seaport or Eurotunnel entry point. This authorization enables us to initiate the excise movement in the HMRC Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS), ensuring that goods move seamlessly from ports to warehouses with minimal delays. We handle the import duty declaration and VAT (where applicable), while excise duty remains suspended during transit to the bonded warehouse.

Our end-to-end solution

With our authorization to raise Electronic Administrative Documents (e-ADs) and generate Administrative Reference Codes (ARCs) on EMCS, we ensure your consignments are fully compliant from UK ports to bonded warehouses. We are also an approved Excise Registered Consignor in the EU, where our team in the Netherlands facilitates the continuous movement of excise goods within the EU under duty suspension. Whether your goods are headed to a bonded warehouse from a UK port or within the EU, we help keep your operations compliant and streamlined.

An industry leader in customs solutions

As the world’s leading certification and inspection company, we provide an end-to-end customs solution, including customs software, European transit solutions, customs duty guarantees and brokerage services – all managed in-house by our teams across Europe.

Learn more

Find out more about how our trade facilitation services can support your customs compliance needs.

Contact us
For further information, please contact:

Andy Maber
Business Development Manager
SGS United Kingdom Ltd
t: +44 (0)151 350 6666

e: [email protected]


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