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Post-Brexit border checks commence this month
UK permits fi rst transatlantic SAF fl ight A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) took off from London Heathrow to New York on 28 November 2023. The groundbreaking flight was approved by the UK regulator, the CAA, and was an initiative aimed at testing and demonstrating the feasibility of powering aircraft by SAF. The aviation industry is particularly difficult to decarbonise, but SAF are seen as the most effective way to help airlines bring their net emissions down to zero. SAF can be made from a variety of sources, including crops, household waste and cooking oils. They produce lower carbon emissions than traditional aviation fuel. They are already used in small amounts, blended with traditional jet fuel, but account for less than 0.1% of the aviation fuel consumed around the world. For this flight, a Boeing 787 was filled with 50 tonnes of SAF. Two types were used, with 88% derived from waste fats and the rest from the wastes of corn production. The UK government plans to require 10% of aviation fuel to be SAF by 2030.
Post-Brexit border checks on goods entering Britain from the EU will go ahead as planned this month, the government has stated. The Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) will implement controls through three major milestones: • 31 January 2024: The introduction of health certification on imports of medium risk animal products, plants, plant products and high risk food (and feed) of non-animal origin from the EU. ● 30 April 2024: The introduction of documentary and risk-based identity and physical checks on medium risk animal products, plants, plant products and high risk food (and feed) of non- animal origin from the EU. ● 31 October 2024: Safety and security declarations for EU imports will come into force from 31 October 2024. Alongside this, government will introduce a reduced dataset for imports and use of the UK single trade window will remove duplication where possible across different pre-arrival datasets. In addition to these dates, there are other important dates in the purely Customs arena for Members to monitor.
From 1 July 2024, Members will have to submit NCTS declarations via the new NCTS 5 system. This has certain specific differences compared with NCTS 4. There will: • No longer be a requirement to print and provide drivers with a paper copy of the Transit Accompanying Document (TAD). • Be the introduction of the ‘Office of incident’. • Be a requirement to submit Customs commodity (HS) codes as part of the declaration. • Be the ability to amend pre- lodged NCTS declarations. The implementation dates for the Customs Declaration Service for Exports in the UK need to be monitored. Given the history of CDS Imports, there has to be a very real concern regarding possible slippage for the dates. In Europe, to compensate for a difficult introduction of the Import Control System 2 in the
air environment, there are significant changes to the enactment schedule of the new Safety and Security regime referred to as Import Control System 2 (ICS2) where a number of national and carrier derogations have been introduced in order to allow for an extended administrative introduction . This has led the European Commission to re-schedule the timeframe for introducing ICS 2 in the surface modes. The amended dates are as follows: • Maritime carriers: from 3 June 2024 to 4 December 2024. • Maritime house level filers: from 4 December 2024 to 1 April 2025 The implementation date for road and rail has been delayed from 1 April 2025 to 1September 2025. These dates are correct at time of going to press and BIFA will advise Members of any changes to these dates.
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