UK Releases Guidance on Exemptions From Additional Duties on Russia, Belarus
The U.K. released guidance to help traders navigate the additional duties placed on a number of goods originating in Russia and Belarus. So far, the U.K. has imposed an additional 35% duty on a host of products from these countries and it intends to implement more duties on fish from Russia and Belarus. The Department for International Trade's guidance walks traders through exemptions from additional duties that apply to goods from Russia and Belarus that have completed export formalities and left the countries before March 25.
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British customs border declarations systems have been updated so that traders can declare where their goods are eligible for the exemption for goods en route to the U.K., the guidance said. Evidence to be submitted to qualify for the exemption includes a bill of lading showing the goods have left Russia or Belarus and documentation showing that the goods have entered other countries' customs procedures or territories.