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Brian Murphy, COO and co-founder of Customs Window Technologies, Anne Lanigan, Divisional Manager, Technology & Services, Enterprise Ireland and Johnny Dunne, CEO and co-founder of the company

Customs Window secures €800,000 in seed funding

Irish RegTech start-up company Customs Window Technologies said today it has closed a €800,000 seed funding round.

The unit operates two patrol vessels based in Cork

First recruitment drive for Revenue Maritime Unit

The section of the Revenue Customs Service responsible for patrolling Ireland's coastline has launched its first campaign to hire clerical officers to staff its patrol boats.

Ireland • 31 Oct 24

The changes are the result of the second phase in the introduction of post-Brexit border controls (file pic)

Brexit checks begin at UK ports but not for Irish goods

Animal and plant products arriving into Britain from the EU may be subject to new post-Brexit customs checks from today.

Business • 30 Apr 24

Additional charges, including VAT and Customs Duty, can apply once the goods arrive in Ireland, Revenue has warned customers

Revenue warns of extra costs when buying online

Revenue has warned shoppers to check whether the advertised price of online goods includes all tax and duty costs due before deciding to buy.

Business • 17 Nov 22

UK customs controls delay a reprieve for exporters

Irish agri-food exporters got a welcome reprieve after the UK government announced a six month delay to customs controls that were due to come into effect today.

Business • 01 Apr 21

Marks & Spencer said its popular Percy Pigs sweets could be hit with tariffs when exported to EU countries

Solution to 'Percy Pig' tariffs problem put forward

An Irish customs expert says she has found a solution to the Brexit 'Percy Pigs' problem, that could result in retailers here avoiding having to pay hundreds of millions of euro in tariffs each year.

Business • 15 Jan 21

Revenue said some businesses are experiencing difficulties in lodging their safety and security ENS for their goods

Revenue temporarily eases some customs requirements

Revenue has introduced a temporary easing of measures for the lodging of safety and security declarations that will help business meet their customs obligations and get their goods moving between Ireland and the UK.

Business • 08 Jan 21

Stena appealed to freight operators to ensure they had their PBNs ready ahead of check-in

Revenue Customs system goes live as lorries turned back

Revenue has confirmed that its new Customs Roll on-Roll off Service is operational, as administrative procedures for freight kick in following the end of the Brexit transition period.

Business • 01 Jan 21

Revenue had planned to end its old customs import system next week, but will now continue to use it until 31 March 2021

Revenue extends deadline for import system move

Revenue is to give businesses and agents more time to move to its new customs declaration system.

Business • 11 Dec 20

75% of firms surveyed by Enterprise Ireland said customs and logistics are among their top four priority areas as the Brexit deadline looms

New Brexit survey shows customs a big issue for firms

A new Enterprise Ireland survey of 600 companies has revealed that customs and logistics are the top priorities among businesses as the January Brexit deadline approaches.

Business • 24 Sep 20

Michael Costello, Managing Partner, BDO Ireland, Denis McCarthy, CEO of FEXCO and Carol Lynch, Partner in BDO Customs and International Trade Services

BDO and Fexco launch new customs clearance service

BDO and Fexco have launched a new specialist customs clearance service to assist Irish businesses manage the substantial increase in customs clearance documentation which will take effect from next January.

Business • 18 Sep 20

Revenue is sending out letters to explain the critical Brexit preparation steps businesses need to take now

Revenue urges businesses to get Brexit ready - now

Up to 90,000 businesses that are expected to be impacted by Brexit will be contacted as part of an intensified programme of engagement by Revenue over the next week.

Business • 11 Sep 20

Paul Healy and Tracey Donnery of Skillnet Ireland and Mick Curran of CILT Skillnet, at the launch of Clear Customs

Clear Customs online training platform launched

A new online training programme to support Irish businesses deal with increased customs requirements as a result of Brexit has been launched.

Business • 10 Sep 20

Businesses are every bit as concerned as EU negotiators about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, a new survey from Chartered Accountants Ireland shows

1 in 5 businesses expect EU/UK trade deal by December

Only one in five businesses here expect an EU-UK trade agreement to be reached by 31 December, a new survey shows today.

Business • 07 Sep 20

The proposals would effectively mean customs posts being erected five to ten miles 'back' from the actual land frontier

UK proposes customs posts on both sides of border

The UK has proposed the creation of a string of customs posts along both sides of the Irish border as part of its effort to replace the backstop, RTÉ News understands.

Brexit • 30 Sep 19

Revenue's annual report shows the share of corporation tax paid by the top ten corporate taxpayers now accounts for 45% of all the corporation tax paid

Revenue collected 26% more corporation tax last year

The amount of corporation tax collected by the state last year increased by 26% to €10.4 billion, according to the Revenue Commissioners' annual report.

Business • 09 May 19

Work is currently under way on new customs checkpoints in Dublin Port - the first to be built here in decades

400 customs staff to be recruited before end of March

The Minister for Finance has told the Dáil there will be 400 extra customs staff recruited before the end of the March.

Brexit • 28 Feb 19

Revenue said that 600 extra customs officials would be needed in the event of a no-deal Brexit

Concern raised about customs staff numbers post-Brexit

The Government has said that 600 extra custom officials will be in place by the end of the year to deal with the fallout of Brexit.

Brexit • 21 Feb 19

US is sending around 7,000 troops to the Mexican border

Pentagon said no to US troops building detention sites

The Trump administration discussed using the US military to build facilities to house detained migrants as part of its new mission on the Mexican border but the idea was dropped after the Pentagon expressed doubts about it, US officials said.

US • 05 Nov 18

A UK-wide customs union could offer a way around the Irish backstop issue

EU may offer British PM a UK-wide customs union

The EU will offer British Prime Theresa May a UK-wide customs union as a way around the Irish backstop issue, but it will have to be negotiated beyond the Withdrawal Agreement as a separate treaty, RTÉ News understands.

Brexit • 23 Oct 18

'Max fac' aims to use modern technology to solve the border issue

Customs plan 'could leave UK business £20bn worse off'

British businesses could be left up to £20 billion worse off if the customs plan favoured by Brexiteers is implemented, the head of HM Revenue and Customs has warned.

Brexit • 24 May 18

A disused customs post between Dundalk and Newry

Survey finds lack of knowledge of customs regulations

A survey of businesses trading with the UK has found a widespread lack of knowledge and understanding of customs regulations and practices, which could prove costly, according to Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Brexit • 04 May 17

21 seizures of endangered species have been made over the past two-and-a-half years

Stuffed frogs among endangered species seizures

A baby alligator purse, bat bone and stuffed frogs are among a number of endangered species seizures made by Revenue's Customs Service.

News • 06 Aug 15

929 litres of alcohol were seized in the first 11 months of the year

Increase in bootleg alcohol seized by Customs

There has been a sharp increase in the seizure of potentially harmful counterfeit alcohol - while the amount of drugs recovered is well down on last year, according to the Revenue Commissioners.

News • 28 Dec 13

94,000 litres of toxic sludge were dumped in Northern Ireland in 2012

22 NI fuel laundering plants shut in 2012

British customs officers dismantled and shut 22 fuel laundering plants in Northern Ireland this year, which were capable of depriving the Inland Revenue of £68 million (€83m) in taxes.

News • 28 Dec 12