HM Customs and Excise (properly known as Her Majesty's Customs and Excise at the time of its dissolution) was a department of the British Government formed in 1909 by the merger of HM Customs and HM Excise.
The payment of customs dues has been recorded in Britain for over one thousand years and HMCE was formed from predecessor bodies with a long history.
We handle all customs formalities through our links to Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) and Customs Declaration Service (CDS), enabling us to access the UK customs database to provide import and export customs clearance nationally and on a global scale. Brokerage Services:Customs EntriesPre-Arrival and Overtime ClearancesSpecialized ClassificationTemporary Import Bonds (TIB)Coordination of Customs ExamsCargo InsuranceDuty paid and refund