Description
Customs risk rarely appears suddenly — it builds quietly through small procedural gaps across hundreds of shipments.
Many businesses assume their customs compliance processes are robust until an external review exposes weaknesses in documentation, procedures or internal oversight.
During an HMRC audit or regulatory review, authorities do not assess how a process was intended to operate — they assess how it actually operates in practice.
Small governance gaps across entry procedures, commodity code decisions, valuation structures or broker oversight can create significant financial and compliance exposure over time.
The On-Site Audit Readiness Assessment is designed to identify these issues before they become regulatory problems.
This structured in-office review examines how your customs compliance framework operates across documentation, operational processes and internal governance.
What we review:
• Customs entry process walkthrough with operational teams
• Documentation review and customs entry sampling
• Commodity code and declaration accuracy checks
• Internal customs governance and compliance controls
• Broker oversight and responsibility structure
• Import VAT and deferment management checks
This assessment provides a practical, independent review of how your business manages customs compliance across import and export operations.
Following the review, you will receive an executive written report outlining identified risks, governance weaknesses and recommended corrective actions.
The report includes a prioritised action roadmap designed to strengthen customs governance and improve audit readiness at director level.
Many companies request this review when preparing for potential HMRC audits, expanding international operations or seeking to strengthen internal compliance oversight.
Delivered by Export Unlocked®, specialists in customs governance, international trade compliance and supply chain risk management.
Export Unlocked® has supported international businesses, logistics providers and trade organisations in strengthening customs governance and compliance frameworks across multiple markets.
