UK freight association elects new national chair and vice-chair

Charles Hogg has succeeded Rachel Morley as the elected National Chair of BIFA – the British International Freight Association – for a two-year period.

Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) Downtime

Please be advised, due to scheduled maintenance the EMCS service will be unavailable from 08:15 to 18:00 on Sunday 4th June 2023.

FIATA Launches Latest Edition of Dangerous Goods Brochure

FIATA has announced the release of its highly anticipated 'Introduction to the regulations for the safe handling and transport of dangerous goods (3rd Edition)', designed to equip freight forwarders with essential knowledge and guidelines for the safe transportation of dangerous goods.

Single Trade Window Programme - SPS User Research Invite

HMRC Single Trade Window (STW) team is seeking volunteers to participate in user research related to the development and design of the SPS processes of the STW, in relation to a new range of commodities.

Port of Felixstowe no longer accepting paper copies of DGNs

Please be advised that as of 1st November 2023, the Port of Felixstowe will no longer be accepting paper copies of Dangerous Goods Notes for hazardous containers.

ICS2 Release II: FIATA calls for Members to assess readiness of air cargo sector

The below survey aims to assess the readiness of the air cargo industry for the implementation of the ICS2 Release 2. FIATA would like to gain an overview of how prepared freight forwarders are for these changes, and how they will comply with the new regulation.

Review: The Functions of the Traffic Commissioners

BIFA has been advised that a review of the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain and traffic commissioners, is being undertaken. Please see below for more information.

Continental Shelf Entries

Legislation is set to be laid before Parliament on May 23rd 2023 which will bring into force the first stage of declarations for the continental shelf industry including the declaration by conduct process previously discussed with industry.

CDS Process between BPU and NCH for managing Trading Standards split consignments

The Border Profiling Unit (BPU) of the Office of Product Safety and Standards has distributed the latest (& still valid) CHIEF version (7.0) of the NCH (National Clearance Hub) / Trading Standards Process Document for managing split Trading Standards consignments.

Planned System Maintenance - NCTS GB & XI

Due to scheduled maintenance, the NCTS GB and XI channels will be impacted between 10:00 pm and 11:59 pm on Saturday 3rd June.