2026 UCC reform: AEO hasn’t been replaced; read what actually changed and what it means for your clients.
Read the briefingOaegis is a consulting firm working across procurement, international trade and sustainability. We help organisations improve how they buy, move goods across borders and manage the environmental and social impact of their supply chains.
Advisory and delivery, with practitioner training in every practice
How an organisation buys, how its goods cross borders and how responsibly it operates are connected questions, because a supplier choice carries customs risk, and a customs status changes both cost and delivery times. Each of those decisions also shapes the environmental and social record of the business.
We bring the three together. Our advice is grounded in the frameworks that regulators and auditors actually use, including the WCO SAFE Framework, HMRC AEO guidance, the CIPS body of knowledge and ISO 20400. We deliver the work and train your team as we go, so the knowledge stays with you once we finish.
Authorised Economic Operator readiness, applications and customs compliance across the UK, EU, US, Australia and Nigeria.
6 practitioner programmes
Trade and AEO servicesStrategy, tendering, supplier and contract management, and Procurement Act 2023 readiness for public and private buyers.
1 practitioner programme
Procurement servicesSustainable procurement under ISO 20400, supplier due diligence, Scope 3 mapping and carbon border readiness.
1 practitioner programme
Sustainability servicesCourses & pricing
Self-study · 11 modules
£350
The complete route to AEO(C), AEO(S) and AEO(F) with HMRC: criteria, evidence packs, the audit, and who in your organisation does what.
Self-study · 11 modules
£350
AEO status in the European Union: the five UCC Article 39 criteria one by one, the member state application, and a single authorisation recognised across all 27.
Self-study · 3 modules
£100
Three short, current briefings: what the UCC reform actually changed, Trust and Check Trader, and the new PAS 41201 intermediaries standard.
Self-study · 11 modules
£350
The complete route to C-TPAT certification for SMEs trading with the US: the twelve Minimum Security Criteria, the tiered validation process, and how it connects to AEO.
Self-study · 11 modules
£350
The complete preparation for ATT status: the qualification criteria the Australian Border Force assesses, the validation visit, and the benefits package including duty deferral and the origin waiver.
Self-study · 11 modules
£150
The complete preparation for AEO status with the Nigeria Customs Service: the AEO-C and AEO-S tracks, the four-phase application, and what status delivers in the B’Odogwu clearance environment.
Self-study · 12 modules
£300
A working grounding in UK procurement: category strategy and the Kraljic matrix, the contract lifecycle, tendering under the Procurement Act 2023, bid evaluation, supply risk, and the digital tools now used at every stage.
Self-study · 10 modules
£200
Sustainability decided at the point of purchase: the ISO 20400 framework, a policy that survives a board, Scope 3 hotspots, environmental and human rights due diligence on suppliers, tender criteria that change the award, social value, CBAM and circular specification.
2026 reform · key dates
26 Mar 2026
Political agreement reached
EU negotiators agree the largest UCC overhaul since 1968. AEO is retained, not replaced.
2 Jun 2026
PAS 41201 launched
HMRC and BSI publish the UK's first standard for customs intermediaries.
After Summer 2026
Formal adoption expected
The new Regulation completes linguistic and technical review before publication.
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