FIATA has release its latest publication: the Best Practice Guide on Electronic Contracting, developed under the auspices of the FIATA Advisory Body on Legal Matters (ABLM) to provide best practices
FIATA Releases New Guide on Electronic Contracting
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Fraud alert surrounding mangoes from India and Pakistan
We have been contacted by Members who have been defrauded when handling shipments of mangoes from the Indian sub-continent. Although there are variations in the contact parties the following have
BIFA helps Members calculate emissions with new online tool powered by Pledge
Press Release | Association members can now see how easy it is to calculate their customers’ carbon footprints using Pledge’s Freight Emissions Calculator hosted on the BIFA website. The British
UK freight association comments on updated Border Target Operating Model
Press Release | Commenting on yesterday’s publication of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), setting out new controls to protect the UK against security and biosecurity threats and create a
Phased Approach to CDS Export Migration
After a period of development work between HMRC and trade, the Department has now publicly announced a phased implementation approach for CDS exports. The key information is as below: “After
Understanding the GLEC Framework for Freight Forwarders
Guest Blog Post | BIFA is cooperating with Pledge, an integrated carbon measurement and offsetting platform, to help its members better understand and address the environmental issues that affect how
HMRC Releases NCTS 5 Update – Guarantee Balance
Following the initial announcement relating to the implementation of NCTS 5, HMRC has released further Phase 5 information. This time, regarding guarantee reference amount submission in NCTS5 transit declarations. To
NCTS 5 Update – Data Requirements
Following the initial announcement related to the implementation of NCTS 5, HMRC has released further Phase 5 information related to data submission requirements. Following the UK switch to NCTS5 on
FIATA makes historic visit to Ethiopia: Trade facilitation, transport policy, digitalisation and Global Air Cargo Programme talks
On 27-31 July 2023, FIATA made a historic visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which hosted for the first time a FIATA Director General! Please see below the update from FIATA
HMRC System Maintenance – CDS Planned Outage
Due to scheduled maintenance on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), the CDS service will be unavailable to all users on Thursday 10th August 2023, 10pm to 11:10pm. Declarations submitted during
HMRC Update – XI EORI Invalidation Process
HMRC has commenced the XI EORI number removal process for businesses with GB addresses and without a permanent business establishment (PBE) in Northern Ireland (NI). HMRC has issued the below
HMRC Notification – CDS not collecting Duty Deferment account funds for specific declarations
HMRC has notified BIFA about a VAT collection issue affecting a limited number of declarations submitted between October 2022 and April 2023. As a result, the VAT has not been
