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Customs courses now CPD accredited


BIFA is pleased to announce that both of its Customs-related courses now have official Continuous Professional Development (CPD) accreditation. The Freight and Customs


training courses we provide at BIFA continue to receive great feedback every week. However, until now they had not


been formally recognised by the CPD Certification Service. Carl Hobbis, BIFA’s Training


Jane retires Currently BIFA’s longest serving staff member, Membership Supervisor, Jane Robinson retires this month after 26 years of service. In her retirement Jane looks


forward to spending more time with husband Keith and the rest of her family.


Development Manager, said: “Getting your courses CPD accredited to prove that they have a structured, practical and methodical approach is essential. “It indicates to employers and


HR practitioners that the courses have reached a certain standard and gives confidence that by sending staff on one of our courses their key staff will be getting and developing the skills to maintain a


sustainable and competitive advantage. “As you would expect, we have


seen a massive surge in Customs training enquiries, so to have both our one-day introduction and our five-day BTEC courses accredited is fantastic news. “The one-day Introduction to


Import and Export course has also been accredited, as have all apprentice activities as well, such as behind-the-scenes tours and networking events.”


BIFAlink


A BRAND NEW eLearning course –


How to complete a Customs Declaration


This new course, is aimed at those who want to gain a better understanding of Customs regimes and how to complete a Customs declaration. Based around 11 modules,


this purely digital course can be studied around your work commitments. In total, it should take around five hours to complete. You can book via our website


at a price of £190 for BIFA Members and £230 for non- members.


Modules: • The export process • The import process and entry completion rules


• Trader, exporter and importer responsibilities


• Valuation • How to classify goods • Customs Procedure Codes (CPCs)


• Tariff measures • Prohibitions and restrictions • Reliefs • Preferences • Customs simplified procedures


• Assessment.


By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.15 per kg £718.16 per package


By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.95 per kg


By air –Montreal Convention (19 SDR): £20.41 per kg


March 2019


By air –Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £18.26 per kg


BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.15 per kg


(The SDR rate on 19 February 2019, according to the IMF website, was 1.073980)


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