| NES will affect export procedures in a number of ways: |
|
|
1. |
Immediate Positive Clearance
|
|
|
|
Most goods will be immediately cleared by Customs. This service will be provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
|
|
|
2. |
Greater efficiency at ports and airports
|
|
|
|
Delays to shipments through missing or incorrect Customs documentation will be removed, as the presentation of paper declarations will not be required.
|
|
|
3. |
Evidence of export for VAT purposes
|
|
|
|
Exporters will have, for the first time, electronic evidence of export, for VAT zero-rating.
|
|
|
4. |
Clearance at own premises
|
|
|
|
Customs authorisation is required. Companies can clear goods for export at their own Customs approved premises. This enables a company to retain complete control of movements and avoids the need to remotely clear goods at the port or airport. Any physical searches can also be carried out at the company's premises reducing costs.
|
|
|
5. |
Simplified Procedures
|
|
|
|
Customs authorisation is required. Companies can use Simplified Declaration Procedures enabling the majority of the data required for the export declaration to be electronically submitted to Customs up to 14 days after the vessel / aircraft has departed. A simple electronic Pre-Shipment Advice (PSAs) will need to be submitted prior to export.
|
|
|
6. |
Electronic links to DoTI and RPA
|
|
|
|
For companies involved in the export of CAP refund and licensable goods, the DoTI and RPA will issue electronic documents. This will remove the need for paper licences, streamlining the export process and speeding up CAP refund payments.
|
|
|
7. |
Equal treatment
|
|
|
|
Processing times will be consistent providing equal treatment of export declarations at all ports and airports.
|
