ABOUT
Alinea Customs provide UK customs brokerage and consultancy. Our staff are professionally trained in customs administration and offer efficient clearance and ongoing support across cross-border transactions.
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OUR SERVICES
Alinea Customs provides same-day clearance, out-of-hours support, T1 documents, and volume discounts for clients making regular shipments. Our trade clients are assigned an account manager, and provided with a direct line in order to facilitate efficient and professional cross-border practices, and receive ongoing support for any customs queries.
In addition to working with trade clients, we provide a dedicated service for private vehicle importers, supporting individuals with customs clearance and HM Revenue and Customs’ NOVA registration.
We have in-house legal expertise and, in addition to UK customs brokerage services, we provide consultancy in all areas of UK customs law and practice.
Alinea Customs has contacts across Port Health authorities, Border Control Posts, and government departments to facilitate areas such as sanitary and phytosanitary controls, submission of IUU catch certificate, and certificate of inspection for organic products, and PH28 quarantine release, and provide up to date information. We can also assist with associated border administration such as IPAFFS, and GVMS.
Engaging Alinea Customs as your customs broker is straightforward. Simply get in touch, and, once you have a representation agreement in place with us, we will be able to act as your agent for your UK customs and transit declarations and provide you with any other customs advice you may require.
Customs clearance for imports and exports. Alinea Customs prepare and file import and export documents on behalf of commercial clients at ports across the UK. This includes the calculation of customs duties and value-added tax (VAT); excise clearance; administration of tariff preference claims, certificates and licenses; and provision of associated documents for tax, audit, and archival purposes.
Direct and Indirect representation
Application of customs procedure codes for temporary admission, inward processing, and outward processing, and professional guidance in these complex customs areas.
Administration of the Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)
UK EORI and GVMS application on behalf of international clients
Quarantine Release via the Forestry Commission (PHF28) clearance
Duty disbursements to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Rules of Origin supply chain and sourcing consultancy advising on product-specific quotas, change of tariff classification, sufficient processing, and cumulation.
Alinea Customs provide a full consultancy service on all aspects of the customs law of the United Kingdom – the statutory and regulatory provisions relating to the importation, exportation, movement or storage of goods, the administration and enforcement of which are specifically charged to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), and any regulations made under the statutory powers of HM Government.
Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM): Policy Summary – UK government publishes draft secondary legislation
Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM): Policy Summary – UK government publishes draft secondary legislation
Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM): Policy Summary – UK government publishes draft secondary legislation
TEFAF Maastricht – Preparatory steps when moving Fine Art and Cultural Goods into the European Union
TEFAF Maastricht – Preparatory steps when moving Fine Art and Cultural Goods into the European Union
TEFAF Maastricht – Preparatory steps when moving Fine Art and Cultural Goods into the European Union
Alinea Customs selected for Customs Brokerage services to the Carrington plant by Highview
Alinea Customs selected for Customs Brokerage services to the Carrington plant by Highview
Alinea Customs selected for Customs Brokerage services to the Carrington plant by Highview
The Exporter’s Playbook
The Exporter’s Playbook
The Exporter’s Playbook
The United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents (NCD) is adopted by the UN General Assembly
The United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents (NCD) is adopted by the UN General Assembly
The United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents (NCD) is adopted by the UN General Assembly
Webinar: The Exporter’s Playbook 16 December 2025
Webinar: The Exporter’s Playbook 16 December 2025
Webinar: The Exporter’s Playbook 16 December 2025
