RESOURCES • CASE STUDIES

Real recoveries. Real results.

See how UK importers have recovered tens of thousands in overpaid customs duties with BorderAudit’s automated post-clearance audit.

FASHION RETAIL

£144,000

Returned Goods Relief

Reclaim period2 years
Reclaim typeRGR

A mid-size fashion retailer with significant e-commerce returns was re-importing customer returns without claiming Returned Goods Relief. ML-powered analysis identified return patterns — products they already owned, paying duty again on re-entry. Reclaim files prepared and submitted to HMRC.

MANUFACTURING

£82,000

Missed Quota Entitlement

Reclaim periodSingle recovery
Reclaim typeQuota

A manufacturing company's imports qualified for tariff rate quota entitlements that had been consistently overlooked in declarations. Automated analysis identified the missed entitlement and a single recovery was submitted and accepted by HMRC.

LUXURY FASHION

£221,000

Missed EU Preference (TCA)

Reclaim period3 years
Reclaim typePreference

A luxury fashion manufacturer was paying full duty on EU-origin goods that qualified for zero tariffs under the UK-EU TCA. Retrospective preference claims filed across three years of imports — validated against the EU REX registry and accepted by HMRC first time.

Case Studies total
£447K+
Reclaim types covered
47
First-time HMRC acceptance
91%
Average delivery time
45
days

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