
Compliance-led recovery. Explainable at every step.
Our Compliance Hub automates the full duty recovery workflow, from data ingestion and MRN matching to evidence pack assembly and CDS filing. Every step is auditable, every claim is defensible.

Discovery and fit check
We review your routes (EU, US, other), carriers, product types, return reasons, and the data you already have. Outcome: a clear view of eligibility, likely value, and the fastest path to a compliant pilot.

Choose your start path
Stop the Bleed (go live first) or Recover First (audit first). We agree the starting sequence, timeline, and responsibilities.

Authority and onboarding
We put a Letter of Authority in place so Meridian can operate as your Direct Customs Representative. You remain the Declarant and importer of record.

Build the returns lane
Routing, labels, scan events, and manifesting standards. A repeatable process that produces the data needed for compliant filing.

Return to export matching
Our Compliance Hub links each return to the original export reference (typically the MRN) using a multi-layer matching algorithm. Where data is missing, we route through a structured exception queue rather than forcing a low-quality claim.

Physical intake controls
Scan and identity checks, condition grading, disposition decisioning (restock, refurbishment, scrap), and quarantine rules for exceptions.

Evidence pack assembly
The core of our compliance process. Export references, commercial documents, and same-state intake evidence are auto-assembled into a checklist-driven, HMRC-ready evidence pack for each RGR entry. Every action is logged in an immutable audit trail.

CDS filing
Meridian prepares and submits the RGR declaration via CDS-compatible software as Direct Representative, applying the correct relief logic.

Exception and query management
If HMRC queries or rejects an entry, we identify root cause and coordinate corrections, resubmissions, or alternative routes.

Reporting and optimisation
Monthly reporting on duty and VAT avoided, recovered, and flagged. We use this to improve data quality and increase the percentage of returns that qualify.
Multi-layer MRN matching algorithm processes hundreds of returns in minutes. Unresolvable cases route to a structured exception queue. Nothing is abandoned.
Auto-assembles every document HMRC requires into a checklist-driven, version-controlled pack. QA runs before filing, not after rejection.
Every action timestamped and traceable. Evidence retained for the full 7-year HMRC review period. Your position is defensible at every stage.

Go live first. Implement the returns lane and begin avoiding duty and VAT on new returns immediately. Run the historical audit once the live process is stable.
Check eligibility →
Audit first. Quantify missed relief and data gaps, then implement the live Managed Compliance Hub to prevent future leakage.
Submit data for review →
