The Bethan Customs Health Check

When we talk about business health, we often focus on people, finances and strategy, but customs and supply chain processes play an equally important role.

Gaps in procedures, unclear responsibilities or misunderstood authorisations can quietly create risk, cost and disruption long before they show up as a problem.

A healthy business needs a healthy supply chain.

At Bethan Customs Consultancy, we believe that a healthy business needs a healthy supply chain too and that a Customs Health Check is more than a tick-box exercise.

It’s a practical, hands-on review of how your import and export activities actually operate day to day. Curing the Customs Health Check, we take a close look at your current supply chain procedures, assess whether they are being followed consistently and identify gaps where inefficiency, risk, or non-compliance may be creeping in.

We analyse CDS data reports, sample and test declarations and review trends to uncover errors, hidden costs, and emerging risks. Crucially, we also assess compliance with any HMRC authorisations you hold such as Customs Warehousing, Inward Processing or Authorised Use; checking that they are being applied correctly, supported by robust procedures and delivering the benefits they were intended to provide.

If something doesn’t quite stack up, we’ll explain it clearly and help you understand what needs attention.

For businesses operating in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), we apply specialist checks, including reviewing sailing reports and validating manifests, alongside practical guidance on how to install more efficient and resilient processes. The emphasis is not just on identifying issues, but on strengthening controls and improving how things work in practice.

We offer flexible delivery, allowing Health Checks to fit around live operations rather than disrupt them, because good compliance should support business continuity, not hinder it.