Is the paperwork for importing & exporting goods into Northern Ireland causing you a logistical headache?
The impact of Brexit on the manufacturing sector
Manufacturing plays a huge role in the Northern Ireland economy, equating to 1/4 jobs*. Brexit has caused the way that manufacturers move goods in and out of Northern Ireland to completely change.
By law, manufacturers have to complete declarations to customs via the UK Government's Trader Support Services (TSS). While TSS provides a useful service, it also comes with its own admin overhead, requiring details of goods consignments to be uploaded via the portal.
Many companies have had to employ additional members of staff or adapt existing employees' roles to manually complete declarations. This impacts both productivity and profitability.
*source: Manufacturing NI
Some of the issues that Manufacturers are experiencing
50%+
of manufacturers are experiencing issues with their suppliers*
86%
of manufacturers have increased input costs on transportation*
37%
of manufacturers believe that disrupted supply chains are the biggest obstacle to their firm*
44%
of business expect their profit margins to deteriorate in 2021*
Why is it important to act now?
When the Irish Sea Border was agreed and instigated in 2021, the UK Government and HMRC gave businesses some leeway given to the submission of paperwork.
As the process for submitting declarations is more established, it is expected that there could be more HMRC focus on paperwork. Failure to supply correct supplementary declarations could result in financial penalties being issued.
Automating your data entry via the TSS API to save you time and money
PDMS have developed TraderTap, a straightforward, efficient and flexible digital solution to the admin involved in shipping goods in and out of Northern Ireland. This lean solution dramatically reduces the time required to get essential paperwork completed by automating data entry via the TSS API.
TraderTap deals with Entry Summary Declarations (ENS), Simplified Frontier Declarations (SFD) and Supplementary Declarations (SDI or Sup. Decs.). It takes your goods data from a single file through the whole process lifecycle, deals with the 99 goods lines constraint and allows you to handle any possible errors in submission effectively.
TraderTap is full of benefits for your organisation
Time
Significant reduction in manual effort
Data accuracy
Increased accuracy in data entry
Feedback
Fast submission feedback
Searchable
Easily searchable records
Traceable
Traceability from ENS through SFD to Sup Dec
