The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is urging its members and the freight forwarding community not to be complacent about new rules concerning the reporting of the “verified gross mass” of every container, in light of the recent IMO circular on VGM urging a policy of ‘practical and pragmatic’ enforcement by authorities over the first three months after the new rules take effect on July 1.
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for over 1,500 UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, notes that HMRC is placing ever-increasing emphasis on compliance, with stricter enforcement being an inevitable outcome.
The British International Freight Association has urged the Unite union and Forth Ports, the owner of Grangemouth port in Scotland to meet in order to achieve a swift resolution to the current industrial dispute.
BIFA, the British International Freight Association, says that there was little in today’s Budget that was of specific relevance to the freight and logistics services undertaken by its members in support of the UK’s international trade.
The trade association for UK freight forwarders and logistics service providers has expressed its frustration at the news that a decision on the expansion of UK airport capacity is likely to be delayed for a further six months.
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is concerned at delays in the European Commission Inter-Services Consultation on the Implementing and Delegating Acts for the Union Customs Code (UCC). There has been conflicting information emanating from Brussels regarding the extent of the delays to the legislative process.
Buried away in the Budget were some positive steps relative to addressing the much discussed driver shortage.
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