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S&H Customs Compliance Healthchecks, Audits and Procedures 

Shipping office Services

Bespoke Business Support Solutions

OneCall Helpline

Public, In-Company and On-Line Training

S&H Customs Compliance Healthchecks, Audit and Procedures

S&H LLP work alongside HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the Department for Business, Innovations & Skills (BIS) and law firms and see a number of business already in trouble in some area of international trade regulations.  There appears to be two main reasons - they weren't aware of the law and/or the person who used to do it left. 

We can help put Corrective Action Plans in place if you have been found wanting in a particular area of international trade compliance BUT we would prefer to be called in BEFORE you are in trouble.  It only takes a little slip for a COMPLIANT company to end up with a COMPLAINT, let us help by doing a pre-Customs or pre-BIS audit.  We will issue a detailed report on your current level of compliance in the areas you have asked us to review and then, if required, we can work together or give you guidance on a Correction Action Plan.  We have template approved "procedure" guidelines in all areas of customs and export control compliance which are provided for guidance in creating your own quality procedures.

We are skilled in putting the pieces of compliance together and writing quality procedures which use your current processes to enhance compliance.  We can either work alongside a project manager from your company or provide you with a project manager who will ensure larger compliance projects keep to agreed timescales. 

We often work on 12 months agreements, with most of the key work done within the first 2-4 months of the agreement, the additional months are so that S&H LLP team can be in the background to assist with telephone and email helpline support and re-audit towards the end of the project to ensure things are working. Contact us for more information, visit the COMPLIANCE section of our website or see more information at: 

Customs Audit Compliance Checks

Procedural Health Checks

In-Company Solutions

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Shipping Office Services

• Developed from the Business Support Packages to allow you to outsource all or part of your international trade functions as and when required
• Bespoke agreement based on the following but subject to negotiation depending on the amount of work to be undertaken by S&H LLP
• Normal working hours apply and work will be undertaken to suit S&H LLP commitment to other clients
• Hourly support rate = £75.00 per hour
• Minimum monthly charge = £300.00 per month
• Required annual agreement

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Bespoke Business Support Solutions

• Designed for businesses without an internal department/ team dedicated to international trade and customs matters
• S & H LLP become your outsourced shipping department undertaking tasks such as: negotiating transport deals, ensuring compliance with HMRC customs requirements at import and export, applying for and controlling customs duty relief procedures appropriate to your business needs or the day-to-day handling of your international freight movements
• This is a bespoke package based on an estimate of usage over a 12 months period
• Subject to an annual agreement, the service is charged on a pro-rata monthly invoice.
• Monthly activity reports and regular reviews ensure the service level is accurate and check that your business is not falling behind current compliance issues and customs management opportunities.

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OneCall Helpline

• Three levels of support designed for businesses who already have a logistics, customs or shipping department
• S&H LLP provide telephone and email assistance as and when required - a one-call solution for all your import, export and customs enquiries
• This service lets you call our office with minor enquiries so we can guide you to the correct places for information, reinforce your understanding of procedures or answer your questions immediately.  
• The three different levels are based on estimate annual usage, eg 2 hour a year, 2 hours a quarter or 2 hours a month.
• “Top-up” hours and migration across the levels is available.
• Includes a regular “Did You Know?” update email covering international trade topics