(a) The Customer shall indemnify the Company fully for any duty, tax or
charge that it
has not paid and for any failure to export / import goods which have been
zero-rated for
the purposes of Value Added Tax (or similar tax or duty) or to comply with
any
conditions relating to importing or exporting zero-rated goods.
(b) The Customer shall indemnify the Company fully for Duties and Taxes and
any other
costs, expenses or customs fees (including any surcharges, additional fees
for customs
clearance, administrative or storage costs) incurred by the Company in
conveying goods
on behalf of the Customer including without limit, those in the importing
country
incurred on behalf of the Customer.
(c) The Customer shall indemnify the Company against all liabilities, costs,
expenses,
damages and losses (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses,
loss of
profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs
(calculated on a
full indemnity basis) and all other reasonable professional costs and
expenses) suffered
or incurred by the Company arising out of or in connection with:
(i) The Customer failing to attend and notify the Customs Office at
destination while
under transit, and discharge the T1 through an import at destination; The
Customer must
not release or unload any goods while under transit until proof of import
has been
provided.
(ii) Any claims made, or penalties imposed by HM Revenue & Customs or any
other customs
or tax authority in jurisdictions outside of the United Kingdom following
the failure to
discharge document T1;
(iii) The Customer's failure to provide correct written notification in
advance of any
Consignments and/or goods comprised within any Consignment which are not
standard or
permanent exports as required.
(iv) The Customer is responsible for ensuring that proof of an import has
been provided
by all means and, in the types, requested by the Company or HMRC in order to
be
considered as proof of import and accepted by HMRC.
(d) It is accepted that on occasion where the goods have left the UK and the
export
declaration confirms this, but goods are held that the Customs Agent will
use the owned
or hired guarantee and will claim the debt back from the Customer. Should
this be the
case the Customer accepts all additional fees and the full liability of tax
duty and
VAT.
(e) Late fees for discharging a T1 exceeding 14 days will incur a penalty of
£35 per day
on top of any other charges.
As the Customer I/we accept full liability and responsibility in line with
the above in
relation to importing and exporting of goods via TECHPORT TECHNOLOGIES
LIMITED.