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Who is joining BIFA?


New member applications are published monthly and listed on the BIFA website, www.bifa.org. You can find details of new member applications by selecting the tab MEMBERSHIP and then you will see a separate page titled MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS.


If you wish to bring any


BIFA to launch ‘Industry Inspiration’ programme


To promote careers in logistics, forwarding and the supply chain, BIFA will partner with education charity EmployabilityUK to launch an ‘Industry Inspiration’ programme. Initially this will be with four schools – in Felixstowe, Essex, Manchester and London Heathrow. The programme will consist of a two-part workshop


comprising: 1) Employability and life skills sessions, 2) Promotion of the different pathways, with a spotlight on apprenticeships and career opportunities in the logistics, supply chain and freight forwarding sector. In workshop two, we will be reaching out to BIFA


Members to get involved and this part will be easily transferable to many schools around the country if it becomes a success. This ‘Industry Inspiration’ programme will meet


aspects of the Gatsby Benchmarks, highlight routes when making career choices, identify the core values and behaviours required when applying for jobs, and provide advice that may encourage young people to


broaden their horizons. Carl Hobbis, executive director at BIFA, said: “We


need to do more as an industry to promote it as a career option to young people by raising their awareness of the different apprenticeships within the transport and logistics sector. “Many of our Members are doing some fantastic


things already but we, as a trade association, need to do more. This programme is just the start and provides a framework to support Members and their activity as it is easily transferable around the country. “What we are looking for is Members to support it


with patronage, which will only cost time and a commitment to talk to a local school and hopefully create employment opportunities for young people. “So, we encourage Members to engage with a local


school within their community, to find out about their careers activity and to get involved. In return, BIFA will support with resource to run the event.”


For more information contact: c.hobbis@bifa.org New rules for overseas traders on deferring duty


The UK Government amended national legislation in March allowing traders that are not established in the UK to apply for a duty deferment account and delay paying most customs or tax charges when they import goods


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into Britain or release goods from an excise warehouse. It has to be noted, that traders


that are not UK-established are not eligible to apply for a guarantee waiver and will need to provide a financial guarantee from a financial


institution that is established in the UK, and set up a direct debit. Further information can be found


at: www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for- an-account-to-defer-duty-payments -when-you-import-or-release- goods-into-great-britain


information to our attention regarding any application, an e-mail should be sent to Robert Windsor (r.windsor@bifa.org). BIFA has a Membership Group that can evaluate any applications, where such information has been submitted. We also list on the website those companies that have ceased membership. If you sign up for the BIFA


e-newsletter, it will make checking who has applied for membership really easy. It is sent to subscribers every two weeks and there will be a prompt enabling a one-click link to the appropriate page on the BIFA website. You can register to receive the


BIFA e-newsletter by a simple sign-up process on the front page at www.bifa.org. You can tailor the type of news that we feed to you. If you have any questions


concerning the website our resident expert, Spencer Stevenson (s.stevenson@bifa.org), will be pleased to help you.


Don’t keep it to yourself


Not your copy of BIFAlink? Register for your own copy by contacting Sarah Milton in membership s.milton@bifa.org or visit www.bifa.org/bifalink for a digital version. BIFAlink is the magazine of the


British International Freight Association and is distributed free to BIFA Member companies.


May 2021


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