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Liverpool Dinner – donations made to local charities
Government extends Trader Support Service until December next year The Trader Support Service (TSS), which helps businesses move goods between Britain and Northern Ireland, has been extended until the end of December 2023. The TSS was set up in 2020 to help businesses and traders understand the changes stemming from the UK’s exit from the EU and the associated Northern Ireland Protocol, and their effect on the way goods move between Britain and Northern Ireland. The service provides end-to- end support to manage declarations, including completing import and safety and security declarations on behalf of traders. The TSS also provides guidance and training to help businesses understand what the Northern Ireland Protocol means for them and runs a call centre for traders. Since the Northern Ireland Protocol went live on 1 January 2021, over 47,000 traders have registered with TSS; there have been over 560,000 goods movements created involving over 2 million consignments and over 100,000 inbound calls to the TSS contact centres. HMRC recognises the significant support that the service has provided to businesses and the large number of traders that have benefited from its assistance over the past two years. The government intends to ensure that traders are supported throughout 2023 to meet the requirements of moving goods between Britain and Northern Ireland, including tailoring this support in response to the changes the government is seeking to make to the Protocol. Businesses can sign up to the TSS at: www.gov.uk/guidance/trader- support-service and access free online courses and training materials.
As reported in the November issue of BIFAlink , the BIFA Liverpool Region Annual Dinner took place at the end of September and raised almost £6,000 for charity. These funds have now been distributed to Zoë’s Place Children’s Hospice, Help for Heroes and the local branch of the Sea Cadets. Once again, BIFA would like to thank the sponsors of the event: Genco Logistics, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, MCP PLC and Peel Ports Group. We also acknowledge the auction lots donated by Drac Logistics, Maersk, Atlantic Container Line, Cardinal Global Logistics, Genco Logistics and Haywards Transport, and the generous bids received on the night that contributed to the sum raised. BIFA Liverpool Region chair, Keith Baguley is pictured with Zoë’s Place corporate and major donor fundraiser Gina Earnshaw, during his visit to Zoë’s Place Children’s Hospice in Liverpool to present a cheque.
Save the date The BIFA Liverpool Region Annual Dinner will take place again at the
Liner Hotel which has been booked for Friday 6 October 2023. Tickets will go on sale in the summer.
BIFA annual membership renewal reminder
Following the successful introduction of electronic
actioned before renewal invoices are issued; • Membership renewal VAT invoices will be issued early January and payment is required within 30 days; • For Members who subscribe to direct debit membership renewals – payments are applied for mid-January and mid-July each year with VAT invoices being emailed upon receipt of payment.
Membership s.milton@bifa.org Do not forget: it is important that you always let us know of any changes to key contacts, email addresses and location addresses, etc, as soon as they happen in order to ensure that the database and contact details displayed on the BIFA website are kept up to date. Please email s.milton@bifa.org with any amendments as soon as they happen. Thank you for your subscription and we look forward to supporting you throughout 2023.
renewals in January 2021, BIFA would like to remind Members of the process. The new system was well received by Members and has been seen as an improved method for renewal of BIFA and FIATA membership. • BIFA Member company declarations will be emailed to members in mid-November and need to be returned to BIFA no later than 9 December 2022 to ensure that any changes to membership categories are
Should you have any questions, please contact Sarah Milton – BIFA
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