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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Chris Packwood as member engagement advisor with a remit to support corporate members. He brings over three decades of experience in the freight forwarding and logistics industry as former managing director of Geodis UK.
In the newly created advisory capacity, he will work closely with BIFA’s executive team, network of regional representatives, and board of directors, providing expert guidance and dedicated support on ...
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With funding for HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service (CDS) confirmed for two years, freight forwarders can look forward to a number of improvements and updates to the service, says BIFA policy and compliance adviser, Igor Popovics.
He told an episode of BIFAlink TV on 18 July that one of the first fruits ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has added new modules to its Bitesize eLearning programme launched earlier this year. They supplement the existing CDS Compliance course and encompass a variety of Customs regimes including Returns Goods Relief, Temporary Admission, and Inward Processing for imports; as well as Outward Processing, Export ...
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New US fees on Chinese vessels could eventually increase the cost of importing goods into the US by as much as $250 per container if proposals by President Trump are implemented in full, says BIFA senior policy advisor, Robert Windsor.
He told an episode of BIFALink TV on 12 June that, ...
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BIFA has signed a memorandum of understanding with its equivalent in Ethiopia, EFFSAA to develop the forwarding industry in the country, following an approach by the Foreign Office Development Aid Group. Operators there face numerous challenges, not least the lack of a seaport, although Ethiopian Airlines is one of the ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has promoted Pawel Jarza (pictured, right) to policy, compliance and external affairs director.
With 20 years’ of experience in the industry, he has worked for the association as frontier policy manager, and more recently as policy and compliance adviser, air.
In his expanded role, he becomes ...
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The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) National Conference will take place on 14-15 May, the first time in nearly two decades that it has brought its entire membership community across the UK.
This two-day conference will address the pressing issues facing the logistics sector, and offer opportunities to network with industry ...
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British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general Steve Parker called on insurers to simplify processes to place and claim on cargo insurance.
At the Cargo Insurance London conference in London on 20 March, Parker said that a large amount of freight moves globally without insurance and that the association was regularly ...
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The Zoe's Place Baby Hospice charity will receive £10,000 thanks to the generosity of British International Freight Association (BIFA) members at its annual Liverpool region charity dinner.
Around 300 BIFA members, their guests and local stakeholders gathered at The Hilton Liverpool City Centre, where they were joined by the Lord Mayor ...
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Changes to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) are in prospect, says the British International Freight Association (BIFA) in an episode of BIFAlink TV (EU CBAM: Will It Be Simplified?)
CBAM will from 2026 require importers to report and pay a charge for carbon-intensive goods from overseas in an attempt ...
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