Problem: As part of Brexit mitigation as well as compliance, our client needed to apply for Private Customs Warehouse status on behalf of a manufacturer who had various off-site storage locations. Solution: VernonRato collected all of the information from various...

Problem: A company had various regimes and post-UCC (import, export and storage procedures following the introduction of the Union Customs Code), if one regime expires, a new assessment would be made on all other authorisations. Solution: VernonRato Limited undertook...

Problem: As part of a global initiative, a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) parent company was looking for all their subsidiaries to have an accreditation in line with their top-level Customs – Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) status.  C-TPAT is a...

Problem: A manufacturing coA manufacturing company required AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) status and gave a completion time of 18 months to successfully apply for the status.   Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status is an internationally recognised...

Problem: During a self-assessment with a manufacturing company, it was noticed that they imported specific goods during a fixed period. For the period in question, they were authorised for a regime for which import duty and VAT were suspended, although they had...

Problem: A company was looking to save money on importing their purchased components into the UK. Various manufacturers worldwide sent products to them in the UK, enabling them to manufacture the final assembly. Solution: The commodity codes used were analysed and...

Problem: The client felt that they were paying too much in import duty and VAT but were not in a position to identify how and where the savings/process improvements might come from. Solution: VernonRato was contracted to use its cost savings ability to investigate and...

Problem: A manufacturer was spending over £15,000.00 a month on freight, for indirect services. Transit times, door to door, were taking over a week on major routes. The company needed to make changes and considerable savings. Solution: Firstly, the current lanes and...