Industry News

£16 million funding boost to support thousands more customs experts

Thousands of customs experts will be trained and businesses supported for trading post-Brexit with thanks to £16 million in new government funding launched on Tuesday.

Consultation document for wood packaging material

A Delegated Regulation has been drafted under the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 establishing the rules for official controls of wood packaging material introduced into the Union whether or not in use in the transport of commodities.

Border Delivery Group Update - 23/08/2019

This bulletin provides an overview of the latest EU Exit information relating to UK borders from across UK Government.

Defra Import and Export Newsletter - 22/08/2019

Defra imports and exports Brexit newsletter. This newsletter is for those who have a key role in the import or export of animals and products of animal origin (POAO) between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

HMRC issues 88,700 businesses with UK EORI numbers

BIFA has been advised that HMRC has issued 88,700 VAT registered businesses who trade with the EU with a UK EORI number, as part of the UK’s preparations for leaving the EU.

Highways England new incident distribution list

The new incident distribution list offers a free service to advise organisations of any issues that could have an impact on commercial fleets’ or customers’ journeys.

DEFRA update relative to fish movements

During discussions with Members concerns have been expressed with regard to certain specialist areas. One area that has been discussed at some length relates to the movement of fresh fish etc in a post Brexit environment, these concerns have been brought to the attention of DEFRA.

HMRC EU Exit Communication

The Government has stated that the UK will be leaving the EU on 31 October whatever the circumstances.

Liner reliability improves markedly in second quarter

Carriers continue to respond positively to the dismal schedule reliability of 2018, as all 15 of the world’s largest liner operators report improvements in the second quarter of 2019.

Port Health Update - 06/08/2019

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