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The shifting landscape of post-Brexit organic food & drink import and export.

It was hoped that December’s announcement of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) would bring much needed certainty regarding the future movement of organic goods in and out of the UK. However, with our workforce still dispersed by Covid, Soil Association Certification staff in kitchens, bedrooms – and sometimes gardens – across the UK …

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UK FTA announcement a major step in the right direction for Australia’s wine sector and British consumers

Australian Grape & Wine welcomes today’s announcement that Australia and the United Kingdom have reached an in-principle agreement on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement [FTA]. This announcement is a key milestone on the path towards a truly liberalising agreement that will see more wine lovers in the UK enjoying Australia’s finest drops. “The United Kingdom …

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Road transport operators on the front line as driver shortages and skills gaps worsen

Truck driver shortages are expected to increase in 2021 by over a quarter on 2020 levels in almost all of the 23 countries surveyed in IRU’s recent global survey of road transport firms. Gaps are set to increase at a much higher rate in some countries, including by 150% in Spain, 175% in Mexico and …

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Kent Access Permit (KAP)

UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Kent Access Permits (KAP) will be stood down from 20 April 2021. “As delays have been prevented thanks to hauliers arriving at the border prepared”, stated DfT. They further commented, “the removal of the KAP will mean less paperwork for hauliers, making it quicker and easier to cross the border.”

Authorised Consignor or consignee – HMRC guidelines

If you’re regularly moving goods using transit procedures, you can apply for authorised consignor or consignee status, which will allow you to start or end the movement of goods under the Common Transit Convention for Great Britain or Union Transit for Northern Ireland, at your own premises rather than at a customs office. Your premises …

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Incoterms®

ICC Incoterms® are relevant for everyone dealing with sales contracts and the movement of goods including UK goods importers and exporters, logistics companies, trade financiers, insurers, shippers, freight forwarders, law firms, consultants and advisers. The Incoterms ® rules are created and published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and are revised from time to …

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