Consultation outcome

Fulfilment house due diligence scheme

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 16 March 2016
• Last updated: 5 December 2016 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme - summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

This summary of responses document sets out respondents’ feedback to the consultation on the Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme and contains the government’s response.

Draft legislation for Finance Bill 2017 is published alongside this document for public consultation.

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Original consultation

Summary

A consultation on a new due diligence scheme for UK fulfilment houses handling goods imported from outside the European Union.

This consultation ran from
1:30pm on 16 March 2016 to 11:45pm on 30 June 2016

Consultation description

This consultation is about the introduction in 2018 of a new online scheme for UK fulfilment houses, which will set out standards of due diligence and record-keeping, and introduce penalties for non-compliance.

This consultation invites views on the proposed scheme, to ensure that it addresses the abuse identified and minimises any additional costs for businesses. It also explores ways to deter goods being delivered to non-registered fulfilment houses.

Documents

Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme

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Published 16 March 2016
Last updated 5 December 2016 + show all updates

1. 5 December 2016

   Published summary of responses.

2. 16 March 2016

   First published.