The (not so) Secret Customs Broker

Customs Broker. He/Him.
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[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

As a customs broker I do see a tangible benefit of Brexit. In much the same way a plague of rats on the entire country would be of benefit to the pest control industry.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@nannycrin @vivamjm @RayMcCord @t_k9 @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @KingLucythe1st @Chevaliereducep Oh Man, I feel your pain. Not brexit related but I once had an £80,000 pound demurrage, legal & translation bill in Istanbul because a forwarder refused to take my advice and didn't remove 1.1D labels from empty boxes. Obviously passed it on. +15%

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@vivamjm @RayMcCord @t_k9 @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @nannycrin @KingLucythe1st @Chevaliereducep An example. If your broker hasn't specified PVA, despite your instruction, you now have to pay the VAT up front. That's 20% and a huge hit to cashflow. Your goods are now stuck unless you pay. Demurrage, quay rent, oh and the shut down of a production line.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@vivamjm @RayMcCord @t_k9 @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @nannycrin @KingLucythe1st @Chevaliereducep Ostensibly, brokerage is easy. It's just filling in fields on a screen. Reality is, get one digit wrong and you've cost a client 1000's that they'll have to pay to get back.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@vivamjm @DaveReformUK @CaptainSwing666 @Riggs_martin @garethaethwy @Claret_Badger @MetalPirateAhoy I try not to argue with brexiters, it's like punching fog or knitting soup. You can present them with cast iron facts and they still won't believe you. They're a cult. That said, given time, cults die off as a result of their own stupidity. Or incest.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@vivamjm @RayMcCord @t_k9 @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @nannycrin @KingLucythe1st @Chevaliereducep My previous customs brokerage employer.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@vivamjm @longitude0 @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @nannycrin @Chevaliereducep 100% Anyway, good chat guys, I'm away to the pub for the 1st time in over a week having finally rid myself of a particularly stubborn cold. All the best!

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@longitude0 An ethical EU manufacturer would use IPR to claim back the duty on goods then exported from the EU. However, it's a costly exercise even when duty is reclaimed. I certainly wouldn't rely on many marquee brands to pass those "rebates" on.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@longitude0 @vivamjm @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @nannycrin @Chevaliereducep ^about the fashion trade

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@longitude0 @vivamjm @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @nannycrin @Chevaliereducep I don't know enough about trade to comment. However, buying goods made in the EU from components made in CN/IN etc, may fall foul of double duty due to RoO. ie. Raw materials incur duty at import in EU and unless they can satisfy RoO for export, will be subject to UK duty.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@vivamjm @longitude0 @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @nannycrin @Chevaliereducep For sure. Basic, cheap (fast fashion) type clothes won't be noticeably affected by brexit. Premium European marques on the other hand have already become more expensive (unless they're manufactured in the UK) due to customs and RoO.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@longitude0 @vivamjm @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @nannycrin @Chevaliereducep We always have & will be reliant on imports for cotton and synthetic fibres, CN & IN utterly dominate those markets. Where those are turned into clothes (CN, IN, BD, TW, ID etc) supply won't be affected outside of global material/shipping costs.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@t_k9 @vivamjm @CaptainSwing666 @MrDavidCatt1 @nannycrin @KingLucythe1st @Chevaliereducep Debatable, though Freight forwarding does give you invaluable insight into trade gravity and geography though.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@alison_pannell @vivamjm When can I expect the EU Trade Police to come knocking? After all, I facilitated the movement of this system from the UK to Azerbaijan the other year.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@Aiannucci Typical of the man "Identify the opportunities" but never considers balancing them against the costs.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@RayMcCord I believe they also include energy (oil, natural gas etc)

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

"Lord" Moylan here, claiming our trade has not diminished whilse citing a source showing that our trade has, errr, diminished.

[Lord Moylan @danielmgmoylan]

@JudetheObscene Our trade hasn’t diminished.

https://t.co/BMuEOs2YF3

See para 3.1

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@SheRa_Marley Likewise, though it turns out Gin and Lemsip is quite palatable.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@vivamjm @Frankfurterblue We haven't? Why've I been knocking me pipe out these last four years ensuring 100's of 1000's of declarations get completed on time? I must look a right fool to the 1000's of customers I've spent hours with explaining what they need to do and it turns out we never left!

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

@omminc @vivamjm Sadly, he's not. He's well versed enough in propaganda and disinformation to advance his own means. He's just smart enough to know how to screw over the gullible.

[The (not so) Secret Customs Broker @JudetheObscene]

Yes, I spelled 'whilst' wrong. I'm very drunk and full of cold and flu medication.