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Specialists in Customs Compliance, AEO (Authorised Economic Operator), Health and Safety
VARTAN’s expert team consists of skilled consultants, each with a wealth of knowledge in their respective fields. Their expertise is applied to each client’s specific situation to ensure that VARTAN provides sustainable and robust solutions.
With practical experience of HMRC, Border Force and HSE, we are able to assist with Customs Training, Customs Warehousing, CFSP, ETSF, Security and ISO standards.
Our services also include assisting our clients with completion of application forms, carrying out on-site risk assessments & audits, as well as drafting & implementing policies & procedures to ISO:9001 standard.
We pride ourselves in our ability to successfully guide our clients through the complexities of risk management, accreditation and compliance
Based in Suffolk, close to one of the largest ports in Europe, VARTAN is one of the UK’s leading compliance consultancies. We are proud of our professionalism, our attention to detail and our friendly service.
VARTAN has a 100% success rate with Customs applications handled, so our clients can rest assured that they are in very capable hands.
VARTAN was established in 2009 and is still privately owned and managed by its founder, Miles Vartan.
HMRC updates guidance on AEO
HMRC has updated their guidance on AEO, adding to their already excellent AEO web pages
UK post-Brexit Customs tariff published
Newly published, the UK Global Tariff details the duties payable on all imports into the UK from 1st January 2021
Customs Grant Schemes
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and HMRC have published a very useful website to provide information and assistance on the ongoing Customs Grant Schemes
VARTAN launches new Operator’s Licence Compliance service
A first in the industry, VARTAN’s new service brings together everything a fleet operator needs to stay DVSA compliant – in one easy offering
What about Brexit?
It would be easy to forget that we are in a Brexit transition period. For about three years we hardly heard about anything else in the UK. Now, of course, the focus is on the coronavirus pandemic.
BIFA welcomes new CDS timetable
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the latest announcement by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of an extension to the implementation timetable of CDS
COVID-19: Our approach
We are very much ‘Open for business’ with our staff predominantly working at home, so we can continue to provide our class-leading consultancy services. Do you need advice on one of our hot topics?
VAT Postponed Accounting – Budget 2020
The Chancellor’s March 2020 speech included the news of an important boost to those VAT registered UK businesses which are integrated in international supply chains
Changes for clearing import and export goods – CIP 5
HMRC is introducing automatic sorting of import and export clearance documents that they receive, which means traders will need to send a PDF summary form to HMRC for each submission that needs further checks
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