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British International Freight Association director general, Peter Quantrill has complained that, following the latest cabinet reshuffle, the country has had its third Transport Secretary in just over two years. Patrick McLoughlin has replaced Justin Greening.
Quantrill said: “Whilst we wish Patrick McLoughlin and his new team every success, the fact we have had three transport secretaries in two years - the latest being one of more than 40 transport secretaries since ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is warning its members to tighten up their controls on possible counterfeit goods, as they could be liable for their destruction under new legislation currently being considered by the European Commission.
BIFA Director General, Peter Quantrill said that while the association has already opposed Commission ...
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The VAT rules have changed for some port community systems charges, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter. Some services that were previously zero-rated are now liable to standard-rate VAT, it says.
BIFA advises that freight forwarders can continue to charge the net amount as an invoice disbursement, when handling an international ...
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The British International Freight Association is warning of fake IATA e-mails that purport to come from IATA. The emails demanding payment for outstanding invoices generally end in @gmail or @yahoo, although some replicate @iata.org in the e-mail suffix.
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The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a 3 December deadline for passenger air carriers to carry out 100% screening of cargo on US-bound international flights. However, the UK's existing screening regime already meets the new US requirement.
“It will be business as usual for us from the deadline date,” ...
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