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John Stubbings, group director and company secretary at the Essex-based Woodland Group, has been appointed chairman of the British International Freight Association's Legal and Insurance Policy Group. Having served as a member of the legal group for the past two years, Stubbings has also been active at London East regional members meetings.
He said: “It’s quite daunting to follow in the footsteps of past chairmen Ron Willis and Christine D’Arcy but ...
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BIFA is asking its members, and other forwarders, if they have any information about stolen trucks in the UK that contained any of the following goods.
Cooking Stoves - Brand: INDESIT
Table Cookers - Brand: INDESIT
Kitchen knives - Brand: ROYAL LINE
Sets of forks, spoons and knives - Brand: ROYAL LINE
Stainless Pots - Brand: ROYAL ...
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The British International Freight Association is warning shippers sending goods to Southo Korea to pay special attention to manifest descriptions or risk penalty charges and customs delays. The description of the goods must be completed in specific and precise manner as outlined by the Korean Customs Service (KCS) and BIFA ...
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A quarter of the companies that have reached the finalists’ shortlists in the British International Freight Association (BIFA) 2012 Freight Services Awards have either entered or made those shortlists for the first time in the 23 years that the awards have been run.
The finalists in the nine award categories are ...
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The guest speaker and host for the British International Freight Association’s – www.bifa.org – Freight Services Awards 2012 luncheon ceremony will be former Olympian, Derek Redmond. The former sprinter won gold medals at World, European and Commonwealth levels in the mid-1980s will take the podium at the Awards luncheon to ...
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The British International Freight Association said on 10 September that it had arranged a meeting with HM Revenue & Customs to further discuss proposals covering the movement of goods to Enhanced Remote Transit Sheds (ERTS).
BIFA director general, Peter Quantrill said: “There are in effect 12 proposals, many of which are ...
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British International Freight Association director general, Peter Quantrill has complained that, following the latest cabinet reshuffle, the country has had its third Transport Secretary in just over two years. Patrick McLoughlin has replaced Justin Greening.
Quantrill said: “Whilst we wish Patrick McLoughlin and his new team every success, the fact we ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is warning its members to tighten up their controls on possible counterfeit goods, as they could be liable for their destruction under new legislation currently being considered by the European Commission.
BIFA Director General, Peter Quantrill said that while the association has already opposed Commission ...
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The VAT rules have changed for some port community systems charges, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter. Some services that were previously zero-rated are now liable to standard-rate VAT, it says.
BIFA advises that freight forwarders can continue to charge the net amount as an invoice disbursement, when handling an international ...
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The British International Freight Association is warning of fake IATA e-mails that purport to come from IATA. The emails demanding payment for outstanding invoices generally end in @gmail or @yahoo, although some replicate @iata.org in the e-mail suffix.
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