Freeport East has received final Government approvals allowing it to move forward into the delivery phase. 

 

The development of the Freeport, which is expected to create up to 13,500 new jobs, will be boosted by £25 million in Government funding to support infrastructure enhancement. 

 

https://www.multimodal.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242:freeport-east-receives-final-government-approval&catid=8:news&utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-01-13-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukindexphpoptioncomcontentviewarticleid242freeporteastreceivesfinalgovernmentapprovalcatid8news 

 

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Stephen Parker as its new Director General to succeed Robert Keen, who will be retiring from full time employment with the trade association in 2023. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225:british-international-freight-association-names-new-director-general&catid=8:news&utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-01-06-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukindexphpoptioncomcontentviewarticleid225britishinternationalfreightassociationnamesnewdirectorgeneralcatid8news 

 

HMRC has delayed the roll-out of its new customs platform for exports following a series of outages for imports that left traders furious. 

 

Customs Declaration Service (CDS) replaced Customs Handling Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) as the UK import platform this year, with exports expected to come online 31 January. 

 

Now, this has been pushed to 30 November “to allow for more testing”, and industry sources say the system may even be pushed back to 2024. 

 

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https://theloadstar.com/uk-customs-delays-cds-export-function-as-outages-bite/ 

 

The remaining import controls on EU goods will no longer be introduced this year, the government has announced. 

 

Instead, traders will continue to move their goods from the European Union to Great Britain as they do now. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/uk-government-will-not-introduce-sps-and-ss-import-controls-eu-goods-1-july-2022?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-05-06-2022&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticleukgovernmentwillnotintroducespsandssimportcontrolseugoods1july2022 

 

Most small UK import businesses remain unprepared for the latest post-Brexit changes on 1 January, when EU goods exported to Great Britain (GB) will require full customs declarations at the point of arrival, new research reveals. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Most-UK-small-importers-unprepared-for-1-January-EU-GB-customs-changes/80467.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=a6003ea316&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.Ya9_49DP2Uk 

 

We have recently been granted Authorised Economic Operator status for customs simplifications. This is testament to the hard work our team have been carrying out to ensure we are completely compliant with customs procedures and making sure we have the structure and compliance in place to look after our customers customs requirements. 

 

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