INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Chamber training in customs and export available
By Julie Whiting, East Midlands Chamber international trade training and services manager
NEWSON GALE
Newson Gale supplies systems that protect against static electricity
The UK left the EU on 30 January 2020 and the customs border with Europe will be operational from 1 January 2021. Therefore, businesses need to prepare themselves for these changes the best they can. If your company trades goods
anywhere in the world, new border controls that start when the EU transition period ends will mean you must prepare for change now. Do you have a member of staff
knowledgeable in customs and export? Would it be valuable to train a member of staff in this area? The Chamber is able to provide
both ongoing support and relevant training virtually, including bespoke courses for companies with multiple employees who require the training. In July, the Government made
20% of the Sheffield- headquartered company’s business, Brexit has been the driver for taking on more responsibility for how it exports in other markets too. It has hired an export clerk,
reviewing its shipping arrangements with buyers and training about six members of staff on topics such as incoterms rules, customs declarations, advanced exporting, and international trade operations and procedures. Vicky adds: “The training has
been incredibly important to ensure our staff are able to meet the new requirements and it’s taught us a lot as a business. It’s a big project for the company so this has given us a good basis to work on.”
Static electricity is the unseen danger in many parts of heavy industry. Lorries transporting fluids and solvents, such as oil, will often carry a charge that could cause an explosion during loading and unloading without the right safety equipment. To mitigate this risk, Newson Gale supplies a range of static earthing and bonding products that provide layers of protection of electrostatic ignition hazards. “Our systems interlock the pumps and continuously monitor the
static to make sure it reaches its designated earthing point,” explains operations manager Damian Lathall. “If there’s a build-up of static in a lorry, these prevent it from
creating a spark.” The Colwick-based company, which is part of Swiss
multinational Hoerbiger, assembles the equipment after buying from suppliers. While these are mainly based in the UK – although there are some located in Germany, US and China – more than three-quarters of its sales are overseas, both in Europe and beyond. A shipment leaves for the US just about every month, while
pallets are sent almost daily by road to distributors spread across the world in markets such as France, Italy, Germany and Poland. “The EU is a massive customer of ours,” says Damian. “It’s
probably worth about 40% to 50% of the exports, although the US is also about a third. “The biggest change resulting from Brexit for us is we’re going
to have to start invoicing everything from the EU up front.” Attending the Chamber’s courses has enabled the company to
review some legacy processes and understand the fine print of trading overseas, such as commodity coding, attaching free samples to goods and the difference in documentation between permanent imports and exports, and those crossing borders temporarily for repairs. Damian, who has been at the company for nine years, admits he
has gone through the same self-learning as his team. He adds: “Some of the questions relate to Brexit but we’re also
generally trying to rewrite the legacy from where we’ve been and get a better understanding of how everything should work. “If goods get stuck at a port and a customer comes back to us
wanting to know the CPC (customs procedure code) or tariff code, we need to be able to at least know what they’re talking about.”
£50m available as part of HMRC’s Customs Grant Scheme, which reimburses organisations for a number of costs associated with increasing their capacity and enhancing their ability to complete customs declarations ahead of the new rules from January. It has since extended the deadline to apply for funding to June 2021. The funding will provide up to
100% of the cost of training for your employees, up to a limit of £1,500 per trainee, per course. Early application for the HMRC
grant is advised, even if the training takes place later in the year, as it is being allocated upon approval of applications. The funding can be used for the Chamber’s flagship ITOPS qualification, export and import courses, customs declaration training, Incoterms 2020, IP/OPR and customs courses. There is also a grant available to update IT equipment.
To discuss how the Chamber can help with international training requirements, contact Julie Whiting or Theresa Hewitt on 01246 207207 (extensions 2020 and 2018 respectively) or email internationaltraining@emc-
dnl.co.uk
For more information on the Chamber’s international training courses, visit
https://bit.ly/31JE0Ak
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