BIFA, along with 10 other industry associations, has co-signed a letter emphasising the crucial role of the logistics sector, urging the government to focus on the industry to boost growth
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Changes to VAT and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI)
HMRC has announced an important update related to VAT and EORI registrations. Please see below the verbatim message received from HMRC: If a business deregisters for VAT, any Economic Operators Registration
RHA | Transport and Warehouse Supervisor Apprenticeship
The Road Haulage Association (RHA), with whom BIFA has a good working relationship, has announced a Transport and Supervisor Apprenticeship standard, in collaboration with TRS. BIFA’s main focus is on
CDS Update 4.4.0 – Additional changes from 23 March 2024
As part of the Customs Decoration Service Export functionality implementation process, further updates will be added to the system. Due to the update requirements, the system will be unavailable Saturday
Closure of M25/A3 Junction
From 21:00 on Friday 15 until 06:00 on Monday 18 March, the M25 will be closed in both directions between junctions 10 and 11 for National Highways demolition works. Traffic
HMRC Update – Modernising Authorisation
HMRC has shared an update on Modernising Authorisations (MA) for customs and excise authorisations. The released guidance provides information on: Please see the attached document received from HMRC for further
Changes to Supplementary Declarations & DDA Payment Date
HMRC has announced some important changes related to supplementary declaration which will come into force in May 2024 and might affect your operations. Please see the below verbatim message from
Clarification on a news item in The Maritime Advocate online Issue 851 dated 8th March 2024
Contrary to an article in the latest issue of the Maritime Advocate magazine, BIFA is not involved in court actions over any trade disputes, currently. There is a case relating
CDS Update 4.4.0 – Supporting Information
HMRC announced the update of the Customs Declaration Service to version 4.4.0. As part of the update some of functionalities has been affected. To assist the trade HMRC have issued
DEFRA | Share Your Feedback
Defra would like to invite Members to share feedback on a new service known as ‘Clone a Certificate’. This allows the direct cloning of Digital Export Health Certificates from TRACES
M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley Interchange Closure
The closure will be taking place from Friday 15th March (9pm) until Monday 18th March (6am). Please see below the verbatim announcement from Balfour Beatty: We are closing part of
NES Web – Replacement Service Now Live
HMRC has announced that the replacement service for NES Web – the HMRC ‘Make and Manage an Export Declaration Online’ service – is now live. Similar to NES Web, the