Regional Members Meeting – Heathrow

Dear member, you are invited to join the BIFA Heathrow Regional Meeting to be held at the BIFA offices in Feltham on November 16^th 2pm to 4:30pm.

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

We will be joined by Tim Robertson, Director of Cryptair, who will present and discuss the current situation and future trends in Aviation Security. Tim has great experience in Aviation Security. After a 31 year career in Central Government where he worked in 17 varied front line postings from Ministers offices to Press offices and 6 years in Cargo Aviation Security, Tim founded Cryptair in 2007. He is MD of Cryptair, and National Security Manager for a number of companies/

The agenda for this session:

• Competition Statement
• Minutes of the meeting of 22nd September and matters arising
• Key points from the BIFA Business Leaders meeting of October 19^th
• Current situation and future trends of Aviation Security – Tim Robertson
• BIFA Airfreight updates: IATA/FIATA, Aviation Security, ICS2 and Heathrow Airport Developments
• Heathrow collections and AIS
• BIFA Customs updates: CDS including Import Easements – 999L & buyer/seller, Exports Non inventory / inventory linked, go live deadlines, revalidation of credentials (tokens), NCTS 5, BTOM, Representation and Establishment
• ASM update
• Legal Policy Group update: Electronic Trade Data Act, handling of insurance claims, Russian iron / steel additional controls
• Environment and Sustainability: New BIFA Policy Group
  • Collaboration with Pledge, Regulation changes: CBAM – places a rate onto certain goods imported into EU, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) EU 2025, Sustainability Disclosure Standard (SDS) UK.
• BIFA Training, Young Forwarded Network, Apprenticeships and School engagement
• BIFA website update
• Any other business

This session will be followed by tea & coffee, cakes and networking.

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

Thank you to members who have already registered, and if you haven’t, we hope you can join us. To book your space, please book through Eventbrite here.

***Regional events are for attendance by BIFA member freight forwarders only. BIFA Associate members may attend these events by invitation only***