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Specialists in Health and Safety, Customs Compliance and AEO (Authorised Economic Operator)
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.
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
Customs Support – Funding deadline extended
Businesses are still being encouraged to claim funding available to help them make customs declarations, as the deadline for applications has been extended to 31 January 2021 – and there’s £7.5 million available!
Electroplating firm prepares for Brexit with Customs “Trusted Trader” status
Lowestoft-based MP Eastern sought assistance from risk management consultancy VARTAN on how to mitigate Customs charges and prepare for Brexit
Record attendance at the BIFA awards
This year’s BIFA awards ceremony attracted a record attendance – including VARTAN’s Neil Bird – and was a great success
VARTAN scores 100 not out when it comes to AEO accreditation
Since the launch of AEO accreditation back in 2008, risk management consultancy, VARTAN, has helped over 100 companies work towards achieving this game-changing ‘trusted trader’ certification
RSSL secures AEOC to mitigate Brexit disruption
As part of their strategy to mitigate Brexit disruption, Reading Scientific Services Ltd has secured Authorised Economic Operator Customs Simplifications (AEOC) certification
What does the election result mean for customs clearances and declarations?
With a large enough majority in the House of Commons, it should now be relatively straightforward for Mr Johnson to get his deal through. So where does this leave us from a Customs clearance point of view?
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