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Stay ahead of the curve with our UK International Trade and Customs Regulatory Calendar 2025.
Use this resource to stay informed of key regulatory changes affecting import and export, and the training courses and qualifications your team needs to stay compliant.
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Last updated: 6 January 2025
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Regulatory change | Description | Who will this affect | Relevant training for your team |
| 1/1/2025 | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): mandatory use of EU methodology for emission calculations | Importers are obliged to use the EU's prescribed methodology for calculating direct emissions embedded in their goods. This regulatory change eliminates the previous allowance for default values or alternative methods. | Companies exporting carbon-intensive goods to EU, including sectors like steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen | |
| 1/1/2025 | CBAM: enhanced reporting requirements |
Importers are required to continue submitting quarterly CBAM reports, detailing the total quantity of each type of goods, actual embedded emissions, indirect emissions, and any carbon price paid in the country of origin. These reports are due one month after the end of each quarter. This expansion will cover now large companies (>250 employees and 40 million Euro turnover), and non-EU companies if they generate >150 million Euro on EU market. | Exporters who supply goods to the EU | |
| 1/1/2025 | CBAM: Registry for installation operators outside the EU opens | The CBAM Registry allows installation operators outside the EU to upload and share emissions data with reporting declarants, facilitating provision of the data in the future. | Exporters who supply goods to the EU | |
| 22/1/2025 | Full implementation of the New Computerised Transit System Phase 5 (NCTS5) | Introduction of final state rules, including support for multiple house consignments per declaration, electronic presentation of Movement Reference Numbers (MRNs), mandatory inclusion of commodity codes in transit declarations, and enhanced incident reporting functionalities. | Users (both direct and indirect) of transit procedures, including traders, freight forwarders, and customs brokers involved in the movement of goods under the Common Transit Convention | |
| 30/1/2025 | Reclassification of certain plant commodities from medium risk to low risk | The UK government will reclassify seven plant commodity groups, including apples and pears, from medium risk to low risk. This reclassification allows these goods to move freely into Great Britain from the EU, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein without the need for import checks or associated fees. | Importers, exporters, and supply chain stakeholders involved in trading the specified plant commodities between the EU, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Great Britain | |
| 31/1/2025 | Removal of waiver code 999L for GB export declarations in CDS | The waiver code '999L', previously used in export declarations via the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) to indicate that no specific document was required, will be permanently removed. Exporters are required to determine and declare the appropriate document or waiver codes corresponding to any UK measures applicable to their goods. | Exporters from Great Britain | |
| 31/1/2025 | End of waiver for Safety & Security (S&S) declarations on EU imports | The temporary waiver allowing imports from the EU into Great Britain without S&S declarations will end. From this date, all goods imported from the EU must be accompanied by a complete Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) submitted through the Safety and Security Great Britain (S&S GB) service. | Carriers, hauliers, and importers involved in transporting goods from the EU to Great Britain |
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| Date | Regulatory change | Description | Who will this affect | Relevant training for your team |
| To be decided - no earlier than 31/1/2025 | Launch of the Simplified Process for Internal Market Movements (SPIMM) | The UK government will introduce the Simplified Process for Internal Market Movements (SPIMM) as part of the Windsor Framework. SPIMM is designed to streamline the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland by reducing the amount of information required for goods classified as 'not at risk' of entering the EU. | Businesses involved in transporting goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, particularly those whose goods are classified as 'not at risk' of entering the EU | Moving goods into or out of Northern Ireland
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| Date | Regulatory change | Description | Who will this affect | Relevant training for your team |
| 1/3/2025 | Launch of the Alcohol Products Producer Approval (APPA) digital service | The UK government is set to launch a new digital platform for alcohol duty: Alcohol Products Producer Approval (APPA). This platform aims to simplify the administrative process for UK producers by offering an improved digital experience, streamlining the submission of duty returns and online payments, and reducing the administrative burden on businesses. | Domestic producers of all types of alcohol products, including alcohol producers, compounders, and rectifiers |
International trade documentation going digital Level 3: Certificate in Excise Practices & Procedures
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| Date | Regulatory change | Description | Who will this affect | Relevant training for your team |
| 1/4/2025 | Launch of the Import Control System 2 (ICS2) Release 3 for road and rail carriers | The EU will implement Release 3 of ICS2, introducing new safety and security data reporting requirements for road and rail carriers transporting goods into or through the EU. This phase mandates that carriers submit complete Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) prior to the arrival of goods, enhancing pre-arrival customs procedures and risk assessments. | Road and rail carriers, including logistics providers and freight forwarders involved in transporting goods into or through the EU | Moving goods using Transit |
| Date | Regulatory change | Description | Who will this affect | Relevant training for your team |
| 14/5/2025 | Expansion of Financial Sanctions Reporting Obligations - the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 from 14/11/2024 | The UK government will extend financial sanctions reporting obligations to include high-value dealers, art market participants, insolvency practitioners, and letting agencies. These sectors will be required to report suspected breaches of sanctions regulations, enhancing compliance and enforcement measures. | High value dealers, art market participants, insolvency practitioners, and letting agencies operating within the UK | Practical workshops: Export licencing |
| 31/5/2025 | End of transitional period for UK Continental Shelf declaration processes | The transitional period allowing the use of existing National Maritime Single Window (FAL) and General Aviation Report (GAR) forms for declaring goods moving between Great Britain and the UK Continental Shelf will conclude. After this date, traders must exclusively use the 'Report UK continental shelf imports and exports' form for such declarations. | Importers, exporters, carriers, and representatives involved in the movement of goods between Great Britain and the UK Continental Shelf |
Elearning: Introduction to CDS Guide to completing customs declarations |
No regulatory changes scheduled yet.
| Date | Regulatory change | Description | Who will this affect | Relevant training for your team |
| 1/7/2025 | End of easement on import checks for medium-risk fruit and vegetables from the EU | The UK government has extended the easement period for import checks on medium-risk fruit and vegetables imported from the EU, now set to end on 1 July 2025. Until this date, such products will not be subject to import checks at the Great Britain (GB) border or associated fees. | Importers, exporters, and supply chain stakeholders involved in the trade of medium-risk fruit and vegetables between the EU and Great Britain | Moving goods using Transit |
| 1/7/2025 | Implementation of the New Computerised Transit System Phase 6 (NCTS6) | The EU is set to implement Phase 6 of the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS6) on 1 June 2025. This upgrade introduces the Transit and Safety and Security Declaration (TSAD), allowing users to submit combined transit and safety/security declarations. However, each member of the Common Transit Convention (CTC) can decide whether to adopt this functionality. Notably, the UK has currently opted out of utilising TSAD but may consider its adoption in the future, pending consultations with the trade community. | Carriers, logistics providers, and freight forwarders involved in transit procedures within the EU and CTC member countries | Moving goods using Transit |
No regulatory changes scheduled yet.
| Date | Regulatory change | Description | Who will this affect | Relevant training for your team |
| 1/9/2025 | Completion of ICS2 Release 3 implementation for road and rail carriers | The EU's Import Control System 2 (ICS2) Release 3 will be fully implemented by 1 September 2025, concluding the deployment window for road and rail carriers, including Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) movements, between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | Road and rail carriers, including logistics providers and freight forwarders involved in transporting goods into or through the EU | Moving goods using Transit |
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