{"id":7576,"date":"2026-09-18T11:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cns-online.uk\/cargoes\/?p=7576"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:50:30","slug":"news-update-wk38-hmrc-confirms-cds-maintenance-uk-expands-iran-sanctions-transportation-cost-pressures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/2026\/09\/18\/news-update-wk38-hmrc-confirms-cds-maintenance-uk-expands-iran-sanctions-transportation-cost-pressures\/","title":{"rendered":"News Update Wk38 &#8211; HMRC Confirms CDS Maintenance, UK Expands Iran Sanctions, Transportation Cost Pressures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1372.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"reader-author-info__container\">\n<div class=\"mt4\"><time class=\"text-body-small-open t-black--light\">September 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-scaffold-immersive-reader-content=\"\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"reader-article-content reader-article-content--content-blocks\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"reader-content-blocks-container\">\n<h3 id=\"ember62\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">\ud83d\udccc HMRC Confirms 13.5-Hour CDS Maintenance Window<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember63\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">HMRC has confirmed that the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) will be unavailable for 13.5 hours during scheduled maintenance later this month, creating an operational challenge for businesses moving goods across the UK border.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember64\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The service will be unavailable from 7:00 PM on Saturday, 26th September until 8:30 AM on Sunday, 27th September. During this period, traders and customs intermediaries should not submit customs declarations through CDS.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember65\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The outage will also affect movements through the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS). During the maintenance period, only goods with pre-lodged declarations attached to a Goods Movement Reference (GMR) will be able to move via GVMS, making advance preparation particularly important for weekend movements.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember66\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">HMRC has advised that the maintenance window will be longer than usual. Freight operators, customs agents and businesses with time-sensitive weekend movements should review their plans in advance and ensure relevant teams, customers and partners are aware of the period of unavailability.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember67\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><em>Source: HM Revenue &amp; Customs, Customs Declaration Service availability and issues<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember68\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">\ud83d\udccc UK Expands Iran Sanctions with New Shipping and Trade Restrictions<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember69\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The UK Government has laid new regulations expanding sanctions against Iran, introducing additional restrictions affecting shipping, trade, insurance and other transport-related activities.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember70\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 were laid on 8th September and are due to come into force on 29th September. The Government says the measures broadly reintroduce sectoral sanctions that had previously been lifted under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), alongside additional restrictions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember71\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">For the maritime and logistics sectors, the regulations strengthen controls covering shipping-related goods and technology, associated technical assistance and brokering services, and certain insurance and reinsurance activities. The measures also include restrictions affecting specified ships, including UK port access and detention powers, as well as controls relating to ship registration.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember72\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The changes also extend to aviation, including restrictions on Iranian cargo aircraft landing in the UK.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember73\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The expanded measures increase the importance of sanctions screening and due diligence for businesses involved in international shipping and trade, particularly shipowners, charterers, freight forwarders, brokers, insurers and other organisations handling Iran-linked cargo, vessels or counterparties.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember74\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Businesses potentially affected should review the new requirements ahead of their entry into force on 29th September and consider whether existing sanctions compliance procedures require updating.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember75\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><em>Source: UK Government, Iran sanctions amendments effective from 29 September 202<\/em>6<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember76\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__heading-3\">\ud83d\udccc Transportation Cost Pressures Remain Elevated for UK Businesses<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember77\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Transportation costs remain an important supply chain concern for many UK businesses, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember78\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Among businesses with 10 or more employees that reported concerns about supply chain factors, 46% expected transportation costs to increase. This was 12 percentage points higher than the equivalent figure reported in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember79\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Cost pressures are not limited to transport. The ONS data also shows that 53% of businesses in this group expected the cost of sourcing materials to increase, highlighting the range of cost pressures continuing to affect supply chains.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember80\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">For logistics and freight operators, sustained concern over transportation costs provides an important indicator of the pressures facing customers and wider supply chains. While cost impacts will vary between sectors, transport modes and freight markets, the figures suggest that transport costs remain a material consideration for businesses planning their supply chain activity.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember81\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\"><em>Source: Office for National Statistics, Business Insights and Impact on the UK Economy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,50],"tags":[112,113],"class_list":["post-7576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-regulatory-updates","tag-hmrc-cds-mantenance","tag-iran-sanctions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7576"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7579,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7576\/revisions\/7579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}