BIFA Regional Members Meeting – Avonmouth

Dear member,

we are holding the next Avonmouth members meetings on September 26th 11:00 to 13:00 at the Davies Turner site, Western Freight Terminal Fifth Way.

The aim of the meeting is to ensure that you are fully briefed on key issues that may impact your business and to give you the chance to share your views with fellow members.

Guest Speakers:

A senior manager from the Heathrow Airport Management group will give an update on Heathrow Cargo Community Activity including:

• Outcomes from the Sept 9th workshop on landside congestion
• Latest on the establishment of the governance structure for the working group of stakeholders for the programme to develop the Cargo Terminal and its processes

A representative from HMRC will join us to give an updates on:

• Windsor Framework – UKIMS “Green Lane” access
• Safety and Security Declarations for EU Imports
• Any further planned enhancements or changes to CDS

Presentations from Business West Chamber of Commerce and SeverNet to allow our members to assess the benefits of engaging with these business support organisations.

We will have updates from the BIFA team on:

• Customs: BIFA Customs changes timeline overview – 2024-2025
• Air Freight, Surface (Ocean and Road), and Legal matters
• Avonmouth Young Forwarders Network: plans for the next meeting
• Environment & Sustainability: Planned legislation and implications for members
• Member Engagement: scheduled events for 2024 and Phase 2 of the Member Data Update Campaign
• Training and Development

The final agenda will be sent out the week before the meeting.

A light lunch will be available after the meeting giving members an opportunity to network with colleagues.

Please note: If you are unable to attend in person, please contact Paul and we will arrange for you to join the meeting via MS Teams

If you would like any other topics included, or for further information, please contact your Regional Representative Paul Cunningham, [email protected]

If you would like to attend this session, register via Eventbrite HERE

Our thanks to Davies Turner for supporting this event.

***Regional events are open to all full and associate members only***