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Full Customs Health Check
A full diagnostic review of customs compliance, controls, evidence and broker oversight, with a practical action plan.
£2,899 + VAT
Typical scope
Full-day review / 5–10 import entries and 5–10 export entries / one main UK entity/site
Outcome
A clear customs risk profile, evidence-gap analysis and prioritised compliance roadmap.
Delivery
Specialist review, written findings and debrief
Full Customs Health Check
A full diagnostic review of customs compliance, controls, evidence and broker oversight, with a practical action plan.
£2,899 + VAT
Typical scope
Full-day review / 5–10 import entries and 5–10 export entries / one main UK entity/site
Outcome
A clear customs risk profile, evidence-gap analysis and prioritised compliance roadmap.
Delivery
Specialist review, written findings and debrief
From uncertainty to practical action
A full diagnostic review of a company’s import/export customs compliance, internal controls, documentation, broker oversight, customs data accuracy, VAT evidence, record keeping and wider international trade processes.
The objective is to give the client a clear view of their customs risk profile, identify non-conformances or evidence gaps, and provide a practical action plan for improving HMRC audit readiness, reducing avoidable duty/VAT exposure, and strengthening internal processes.
A Full Customs Health Check is likely to fit when:
From uncertainty to
practical action
A full diagnostic review of a company’s import/export customs compliance, internal controls, documentation, broker oversight, customs data accuracy, VAT evidence, record keeping and wider international trade processes.
The objective is to give the client a clear view of their customs risk profile, identify non-conformances or evidence gaps, and provide a practical action plan for improving HMRC audit readiness, reducing avoidable duty/VAT exposure, and strengthening internal processes.
A Full Customs Health Check is likely to fit when:
The control points included in the review
The control points included in the review
Choose the scope that matches the business need
Customs Health Check Recommended starting point
Customs Health Check – Complex / Bespoke
Choose the scope that matches the business need
Customs Health Check Recommended starting point
Customs Health Check – Complex / Bespoke
A simple four-stage service journey
Agree the scope
Share the evidence
Specialist review
Report and debrief
A simple four-stage service journey
Agree the scope
Share the evidence
Specialist review
Report and debrief
Clear outputs your team can use
Practical findings, corrections and next steps in formats that can be shared with operational teams and decision-makers.
Customs Health Check report
Import/export process findings
Sample declaration testing summary
Evidence gap summary
Risk-rated action plan
Immediate correction recommendations
Future improvement roadmap
Recommendations for further consultancy
Clear outputs your team can use
Practical findings, corrections and next steps in formats that can be shared with operational teams and decision-makers.
Customs Health Check report
Import/export process findings
Sample declaration testing summary
Evidence gap summary
Risk-rated action plan
Immediate correction recommendations
Future improvement roadmap
Recommendations for further consultancy
Documents, evidence and review questions
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Practical questions before you submit
- Business/process summary
- EORI and main UK legal entity details
- Import/export process ownership chart
- 5–10 import declarations and MRNs
- Commercial invoices
- Packing lists
- Transport documents
- Broker/courier/forwarder instructions
- Purchase orders / sales orders, where available
- Commodity code list or product master data
- Classification rationale or supplier evidence
- Origin statements, supplier declarations or Certificates of Origin, where relevant
- PVA statements and/or C79 certificates, where relevant
- Proof of export evidence
- Freight and insurance invoices, where relevant
- Special procedure authorisations, if held
- Bill of Discharge records, if relevant
- Returns, repair, warranty or temporary movement examples
- Written SOPs / desk instructions
- Historic post-clearance amendment records
- HMRC correspondence, assessments or previous non-conformances, where relevant
- What goods does the business import and export?
- Which countries, suppliers, customers and trade lanes are involved?
- Which Incoterms® are used and are they understood correctly?
- Who owns customs compliance internally?
- Who instructs brokers/couriers/forwarders?
- Are written broker instructions issued and retained?
- Are final import/export declarations checked after submission?
- Are commodity codes supported by classification rationale?
- Are customs values supported by invoices, freight, insurance and valuation logic?
- Are CPCs/procedure codes appropriate for the commercial movement?
- Are origin and preference claims supported by evidence?
- Is PVA/C79/import VAT evidence reconciled to declarations and finance records?
- Is proof of export retained for VAT zero-rating purposes?
- Are repairs, returns, temporary exports, samples, exhibitions and no-sale movements handled correctly?
- Are special procedures or reliefs being used correctly, or being missed?
- Are customs records centrally retained and audit-ready?
- Are historic errors, amendments or HMRC issues logged and corrected?
- Are written SOPs/desk instructions in place?
- Are there training gaps across sales, logistics, finance or operations?
- Is the client suitable for ongoing retainer support or another TVCC service?
Continue the improvement journey
The review may identify a focused workstream, training need or ongoing support requirement.
Customs Declaration Accuracy Check
Broker Instruction Pack Review
Tariff Classification Audit
Continue the improvement journey
The review may identify a focused workstream, training need or ongoing support requirement.
Customs Declaration Accuracy Check
Broker Instruction Pack Review
Tariff Classification Audit
Discuss Full Customs Health Check
Start with a short conversation to confirm the right package, sample and evidence request.
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