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Customs Audit

Conducting a 'Friendly' Customs Audit

At Hooper and Co, we understand the importance of ensuring compliance with customs regulations and minimizing potential risks in international trade. As part of our consultancy services, we offer a 'friendly' customs audit to help you proactively assess your import/export operations. This audit aims to identify areas for improvement, strengthen compliance measures, and enhance your overall customs procedures.

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Comprehensive Assessment:

  • Our experienced customs consultants conduct a thorough assessment of your import/export processes, documentation, and compliance procedures.
  • We review the accuracy and completeness of customs declarations, evaluate customs valuation methods, and assess adherence to origin requirements.

Identifying Gaps and Risks:

  • Through our 'friendly' customs audit, we identify any potential gaps or weaknesses in your customs procedures and documentation.
  • We highlight areas that may be at risk of non-compliance or potential penalties, allowing you to take corrective actions proactively.

Recommendations and Solutions:

  • Based on our findings, we provide practical recommendations and tailored solutions to address any identified issues or gaps.
  • Our experts offer guidance on improving internal controls, enhancing documentation processes, and implementing best practices.

Training and Education:

  • As part of our consultancy services, we provide customised training and education sessions for your team.
  • We ensure that your staff is equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain compliance and handle customs procedures effectively.

Ongoing Support:

  • Our commitment to your success extends beyond the customs audit. We provide ongoing support and guidance as you implement recommended changes.
  • Our consultants continue to assist you in maintaining compliance, staying updated with regulatory changes, and optimizing your customs operations.
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We are dedicated to providing exceptional customs consultancy services to businesses involved in international trade.

Hooper and Co's expertise and guidance will:

  • help you identify and address any gaps or risks,
  • enhance your customs procedures, and
  • minimise potential penalties.

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Trust us to safeguard your business and optimise your customs operations, allowing you to focus on driving growth in the international marketplace.

Choose the kind of help you need:

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Short term

Help from our friendly experts for a specific import or export challenge
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Support desk

Call or email our customs consultancy help desk to tap into our expertise
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Ongoing support

Get regular help from the team tailored to your specific businesses needs
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Testimonials

Following an initial audit and follow up’s, David worked with us providing templates and guidance to allow us to create a full set of Standard Operating Procedures customised to reflect how my business operates. David is always at the end of the phone or email for support with complex questions and ongoing advice. I now have full confidence in our operation complying with our obligations.
Marshall's Industrial
Robert Marshall, Managing Director
For many years Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber have worked with Hooper & Co International Trade in the delivery of a series of training courses and workshops from importing and exporting to specialised customs procedures to 100’s Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber members. David has supported the Chamber in the development of those training courses to meet the needs of our customers and has provided ongoing advice and support to our individual Global Members which has been invaluable. The Chamber highly recommends David Hooper as an experienced trainer with extensive International Trade knowledge and expertise in delivery of bespoke training courses and in house consultancy for customs and logistics.
Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
Hazel Pilling, International Trade and Membership
We have been working with the Hooper team for 2 years. They have been knowledgeable, helpful, patient and always impartial. We strongly recommend their service.
Mu Wooles
St Pierre Group
Excellent training session received, lots of insight and has given us a bit more confidence in processing requests for transportation. Neil was a pleasure to learn from and was very informative, we had a lot of questions and they were all handled efficiently. Thanks Neil!
Amy Strudwick
Danecca Limited
David carries out workshops for the Black Country Chamber of Commerce based on export and import procedures both online and in person. The material provided is extensive and provides an accurate level of information for the workshops. David delivers in a professional manner, and we receive positive feedback from everyone that attends. We would highly recommend David and his team.
Mandy Perry
Black Country Chamber Of Commerce
I wanted to have an independent validation of our Import and export processes. I contacted Hooper & Co., and they were a pleasure to work with. David visited and carried out an audit of our systems providing invaluable advice and guidance on how we could further improve how we meet our compliance obligations.
Marshall's Industrial
Robert Marshall, Managing Director
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