Lancashire ferry transport specialist launches new app to help hauliers with post Brexit red tape

A Lancashire based freight ferry booking specialist has launched a new service to “revolutionise the way the UK trades with the EU, ahead of the post-Brexit trade deal”.
By Tim Gavell
Published 29th Nov 2020, 07:00 GMT
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Customslink aims to enable anyone, from a sole trader to a large business, to deal with post-transition customs formalities.

It has been developed by Walton-le-Dale based Freightlink, Britain’s largest online freight ferry ticket agency, which recognised that because of the complexities of the customs process, many of its SME haulier customers would simply stop trading with Europe.

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It said CustomsLink was built to support fast-moving ferry and Eurotunnel traffic, such as hauliers, couriers and small traders with multi-drop loads and short lead times.

Customslink has been launched by Lancashire specialist Freightlink to help hauliers cope with new regulations and procedures when it comes to exports and imports after Brexit Picture by Stephen Smith, Freightlink.Customslink has been launched by Lancashire specialist Freightlink to help hauliers cope with new regulations and procedures when it comes to exports and imports after Brexit Picture by Stephen Smith, Freightlink.
Customslink has been launched by Lancashire specialist Freightlink to help hauliers cope with new regulations and procedures when it comes to exports and imports after Brexit Picture by Stephen Smith, Freightlink.

The cloud-based software creates customs documentation, electronically via a step-by-step process, available on desktop, smartphone and tablet devices. Users can also submit safety and security declarations to the relevant locations too.

Designed for all aspects of the supply chain, hauliers can update shipping routes, group loads and add and remove consignments whilst on th e move, giving them continued real-time flexibility.

Amanda Gunn, head of customs at Freightlink, which used to be based in Warton before its expansion to bigger premises, said: “We identified a gap in the market after discovering that most existing offerings comprised of legacy software based on the deep-sea container model. They didn’t work for hauliers, importers and exporters.

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“We were told again and again that what we were looking for didn’t exist. As experts in our field, we felt that we could find a solution that would not only fix the problem, but streamline customs processes on the whole.

Customslink has been launched by Lancashire specialist Freightlink to help hauliers cope with new regulations and procedures when it comes to exports and imports after BrexitCustomslink has been launched by Lancashire specialist Freightlink to help hauliers cope with new regulations and procedures when it comes to exports and imports after Brexit
Customslink has been launched by Lancashire specialist Freightlink to help hauliers cope with new regulations and procedures when it comes to exports and imports after Brexit

“Over the last few months, our team of developers has been working around the clock to develop CustomsLink, a revolutionary software, designed for all aspects of the supply chain”

It is available now for the UK and EFTA countries ready for the end of the EU exit transition period.

Amanda warned: “The clock is ticking towards the first of January and in order to be prepared for the new rules traders need to act now.”

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