February 2017
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BIFAlink
The magazine of the
British International
Freight Association
Issue: 318
Champions:
The BIFA Freight
Service Awards
– See pages 10-13
INSIDE
6: News
Gotthard Tunnel
opens up
intermodal options
8: Policy &
Compliance
EU proposals to
update VAT regime
14: Legal Eagle
Tribunal confirms sea
waybill is evidence of
contract of carriage
15: Policy &
Compliance
The raw tobacco
approval scheme
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February 2017
Robert Keen’s Column
BIFAlink
First lights in the Brexit fog
Brexit trundles on with more questions than answers. We now know the UK will be
leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union, but many questions remain
regarding border transactions for EU goods, the implications of the common travel area
with the Irish Republic and whether the planned replacement for CHIEF will cope with
such a massive increase in entries? In our discussions with HM Revenue & Customs
(HMRC), we still have no idea whether there will be enhanced facilitation for those
companies that achieve the so-called ‘trusted trader’ status by becoming authorised
economic operator (AEO) accredited.
In last month’s edition of BIFAlink we published some Brexit views provided by BIFA
Member Espace. We have had some feedback and I will run a follow-up item to
balance opinion in the March edition.
Last month I announced that Rachel Morley of Spatial Global had joined the BIFA Board as a non-Executive
Director and this month I am pleased to congratulate my two Secretariat deputies, Robert Windsor and Spencer
Stevenson, who are joining the Board as Executive Directors. We now have a full Board of ten people. I have
written about the constitution of BIFA in the past but if you would like to know how the Association is run and
did not see the earlier articles, please let me know. We are also looking to strengthen our representative role and
have a vacancy in our policy and compliance team covering Customs work.
Meanwhile, here at Feltham we decided to start January with a top-to-bottom look at how we are structured
and how we provide services to BIFA Members. Such ‘brainstorming’ sessions are common in most companies
and I remember a past US employer where they seemed to happen weekly. However, I was pleased to find that
our internal criticisms of working procedures were few and we identified some areas where we can improve.
One question we posed was, how do BIFA Members see us? I remember calling on a BIFA Member in
Ipswich many years ago who was amazed I had shown up. He said he regarded BIFA as a “hidebound body
pontificating to the Members from West London”. We are a forwarder club, but we treat Members as customers
and I am certain that we are as modern and flexible in business practices as the Membership – but at the risk of
‘leading with my chin’, please let me know of gripes or moans.
Another outcome was the need to get feedback on BIFAlink, so we will have an online survey available by
March so you can let us know the highs and lows of reading your trade magazine.
I aim to visit all BIFA Regional Meetings this year and in March I am visiting Manchester, the Midlands,
Liverpool, Yorkshire and the Humber. Full details can be found on the Events section at www.bifa.org and I am
looking forward to meeting regular attendees who I know, and some new faces.
Lastly, well done to all of the BIFA Members that entered our annual awards. As usual it was a great
showcase for the amazing tasks our Members perform. It is difficult to avoid the well-used phrases that
accompany awards ceremonies, but I do know from being an observer at the judging meeting the high quality
of the entries and the intense debates sparked among the judges as they decide the overall winners.
I did mention in a BIFAlink last year that we need to reach a wider pool of entrants. Should we change the
categories? Is the entry procedure too complex? How can we get smaller BIFA Members to enter who think the
awards are “only for the big boys”? We have already had some feedback, but feel free to e-mail your opinion or
call me.
So, in conclusion, it is open season on BIFA and we want the Members to feed back opinions on what we do
and tell us if we can do things better. Call or e-mail, and if possible come and meet me at a regional meeting.
Robert Keen
Director General
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Ian Matheson, from Impress Communications, reviews some recent news that might impact on Members’ business
Emerging market trade
drives Heathrow growth
connecting to and from P&O Ferries
services at Zeebrugge, offering
departures from Bilbao and
Santander on Wednesday, arriving
in either Teesport or Tilbury the
following Sunday.
In the Air
Heathrow Airport’s cargo volumes
grew 3% to 1.54 million tonnes in
2016, driven by trade with emerging
market destinations. In December,
cargo was up 5.1% to 133,641
tonnes, driven by growth in
emerging markets, with Brazil up
18.6%, India by 12.1% and China
by 8.3%.
Portside
DP World has begun work on the
second and final phase of the DP
World London Gateway Logistics
Centre. It will create 180,000 sq ft of
cross-dock distribution
warehousing and office space, in
addition to the 207,000 sq ft
created in phase 1, completed in
early 2015. Phase Two will be
available for occupation from May
2017.
The International Air Transport
Association (IATA) released data for
global air freight markets showing
that demand, measured in freight
tonne kilometres (FTKs), rose 6.8%
in November 2016 compared with
the year-earlier period. This was a
slight slowdown from the 8.4%
annual growth recorded in October
2016 – which was a 20-month
high – but was still more than 2.5
times the average annual monthly
growth rate of 2.6% over the past
decade.
In Business
The new version of the Harmonized
System (HS) Nomenclature entered
into force on January 1, 2017.
Developed by the World Customs
Organization (WCO) and adopted in
1983, it is the sixth edition of this
global standard used by over 200
countries and economic or customs
unions (including the 154
contracting parties to the HS
Convention) for classifying goods in
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On the Ocean
Chronic overcapacity in the liner
shipping industry led to the
scrapping of a record 192
containerships totalling 654,900 teu
in 2016. However, the demolitions
failed to stop the idle fleet soaring
to an all-time high of 1.59 million
teu in October before ending the
year at 1.42 million teu, Alphaliner
data shows.
Kitack Lim, Secretary-General of
the International Maritime
Organization, has written to senior
European officials expressing his
concern that including shipping in
the European Union’s Emission
Trading System (EU-ETS) could
undermine efforts to reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
from shipping on a global basis. In
a letter to Martin Schulz (President
of the European Parliament), JeanClaude Juncker (President of the
European Commission) and Donald
Tusk (President of the European
Council), Mr Lim acknowledged that
the EU has an ambitious policy for
addressing emissions and
recognised that member states
might wish to enhance the progress
made to date. However, he
cautioned against extending the
EU-ETS to include ships.
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Finnlines has started a ferry service
between North Spain and the UK,
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As work forges ahead to create new
facilities in Dover’s Western Docks,
Dover Harbour Board has boosted
the long-term prospects for cargo
operations with an agreement to
incorporate the port services
division of George Hammond PLC
into its wider business. George
Hammond PLC developed the
general cargo business in Dover
more than 60 years ago and has
operated the Dover Cargo Terminal
since its inception in 1990.
Overland
A new freight train service from
Yiwu in China to London, operated
by Chinese trade service provider
Yiwu Timex Industrial Investment
Co, was launched on January 1, the
China Daily newspaper reported.
The service will cover the 12,000
km route in 18 days, crossing
through Kazakhstan, Russia,
Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium
and France, before arriving in
London.
For the full year 2016, Eurotunnel
reported that truck shuttle traffic
increased by 11% compared with
2015, with an all-time record of
1,641,638 vehicles transported. For
the 14th consecutive month,
December 2016 saw recordbreaking monthly truck shuttle
traffic compared with the
corresponding period in previous
years.
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Gotthard Tunnel opens up
Europe intermodal options
The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel − the
Gotthard Base Tunnel, in Switzerland − entered
commercial service for both freight and passenger
traffic on December 11. Up to 260 freight trains and
65 passenger trains are expected to traverse the twotube tunnel on a daily basis.
Vaunted as a major link in a pan-European railway
corridor stretching from the port of Rotterdam, in the
north, to Genoa, in the south, the 57 km long Gotthard
Base Tunnel has taken 17 years to build at a cost of over
CHF12 billion. Proponents believe the tunnel will
significantly enhance rail freight transport through the
Alps while also providing additional stimulus to the
modal shift, from truck to train, for the shipment of
goods. It will also facilitate a new operating concept,
based on the European Train Control System (ETCS),
which offers greater timetable stability and punctuality,
while also providing sufficient capacity for future growth.
CLECAT Newsletter 2016/46
An update on Transfer of Residence
– withdrawal of C3 declaration
BIFA published information on
changes to the procedure for
gaining Transfer of Residence
(ToR) Relief in January 2017,
however HMRC has advised an
update to the dual-running period
which is detailed here.
This information should be read
in conjunction with CIP 57 (2016),
which covers the new procedures
for Transfer of Residence (ToR) to
the UK. A copy of the original
information can be viewed at
www.bifa.org/information/regulation
?p=2. These are fundamentally new
procedures which must be fully
understood in order to prevent
unnecessary problems.
The online application process
was meant to be live from the 1
November 2016 but it was only in
December that the GOV.UK website
notified trade that the new form was
available on-line.
It should be remembered that
ToR relief is only granted for UK
residences and addresses. Initially
Customs had stated that it would
allow a dual running system of
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using the electronic system
alongside the existing C3
declaration until 31 December
2016.
However, due to the delays in
making the electronic form
available, Customs has agreed to
extend the dual-running period for
three months up to 31 March 2017.
Please note, any C3 forms
received by HMRC from 1 April
2017 onwards will not be
recognised as a valid customs
declaration. C3 use will be obsolete
and it will be fully withdrawn, and
any concession will end.
The online application process
should be completed by any private
individual planning to relocate his or
her normal place of residence to the
UK. Such an application must be
made prior to shipping any
consignments of household effects
and personal property to UK.
If successful in obtaining ToR
relief, the applicant will then be
awarded unique declaration
information that he or she or their
third party agent must then present
when making the import declaration
using CPC 40 00 C01.
Any entitlement to ToR still
involves satisfying the qualifying
criteria laid down in paragraph 5.1
of Notice 3. Applicants are
encouraged to read this to ensure
they can comply with that criteria
and meet the post-entry obligations
of the 12-month restriction period,
also mentioned in paragraph 5.1.
The new on line form can be
viewed at: www.gov.uk/government
/publications/application-fortransfer-of-residence-tor-relief-tor01.
In response to Member enquiries,
BIFA has asked Customs how the
form should be submitted in order
to prevent delays.
We have been advised, once the
form is completed and it is ready to
print that it should be saved as a
PDF, and then the submission be
emailed into the Hub via
[email protected]. T
he applicant should also include
an e-mail address for further
communication to speed up the
process.
Robert Windsor
and Spencer
Stevenson join
the BIFA Board
The BIFA Board and Council
recently approved the promotion
of Robert Windsor (top) and
Spencer Stevenson (above) to
Directors of BIFA. Both have
been with the Secretariat for
quite a while and have excelled
in their fields of responsibility.
Robert will continue to lead our
representational work with
government and the plethora of
other organisations who we seek
to influence. We anticipate a
greater workload once the details
of Brexit are known, so Robert will
add this to his existing portfolio.
We are seeking a Customs
Advisor (see advert on page 7) to
assist in our policy and
compliance area.
Spencer will continue his role
overseeing membership and
training activity but will also
coordinate the activities of Sharon
Hammond and Carl Hobbis who
share differing roles dealing with
our training provision.
February 2017
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Brexit questions for your business
Whilst we wait for some tangible
information on how the UK
government’s plan for Brexit will
affect our sector, BIFA Associate
Member Menzies LLP has provided
the infographic below giving
business owners the key questions
they should be asking themselves
to help prepare their business for
the UK’s exit from the EU.
You can find the infographic at:
www.menzies.co.uk/wp-content/
uploads/2016/11/Brexit-implicationsinfographic-final-version.pdf
Menzies LLP offers a wide range
of accountancy services and the
contact is Sophie Said
([email protected])
CUSTOMS ADVISOR ROLE AT BIFA
Due to expansion we wish to recruit a Customs Policy Adviser.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a wide understanding of customs
activities and have an appreciation of changes resulting from implementation of the UCC.
For additional information please contact [email protected]
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BIFA publishes
guidance on
direct and
indirect
representation
Further to the articles published in
BIFAlink last autumn, our policy
and compliance team, working
with the BIFA Legal and Insurance
Policy Group, has published a new
Good Practice Guide.
If you go to www.bifa.org, look
for the INFORMATION tab and it will
lead you to our GOOD PRACTICE
TOOLBOX. There you will find
guidance on a wide range of topics
such as subcontracting or agency
agreements.
The representation guide is
especially important as we are
receiving many more calls from
BIFA Members having problems
when they become indirect
representatives and are jointly liable
for the customs debt with their
customer.
Furthermore, we have provided
template declarations to cover
differing circumstances in order to
assist with your protection in this
complex subject.
If you have questions, please
contact Robert Windsor
[email protected]
Don’t keep it to yourself
Remember to circulate BIFAlink to
your colleagues. Not your copy of
BIFAlink? – register for your own
copy by contacting Jane Robinson
in membership ([email protected]).
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rules (2 SDR):
£2.21 per kg
£735.77 per package
By road – CMR
(8.33 SDR):
£9.19 per kg
By air – Montreal
Convention (19 SDR):
£20.97 per kg
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By air – Warsaw
Convention (17 SDR):
£18.76 per kg
BIFA STC: (2 SDR):
£2.21per kg
(The SDR rate on
18 January 2017,
according to the IMF
website, was 1.10365)
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Policy & Compliance
EU announces proposals
to update VAT regime
With online evasion of VAT costing the Exchequer up to
£1.5 billion a year, the EC is proposing a simplification of
e-services that should help reduce costs for the larger traders
Value Added Tax (VAT) sparks much
debate, if only because it is seen as
being relatively complex. There are
multiple rates in the UK ranging
from zero up to 20% – and the tax
is subject to widespread fraud.
BIFA has been heavily involved in
the UK Fulfilment House
consultation, where official
estimates indicate that fraud by
overseas-based traders selling to
UK traders online is costing the
Exchequer approximately
£1.5 billion per annum.
On 1 December 2016, the
European Commission (EC)
unveiled proposals to improve the
VAT environment for e-commerce
businesses in the EU. The
proposals have three core
objectives:
• To ensure the smooth functioning
of the internal market;
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• To ensure the competitiveness of
European businesses;
• To ensure that tax is correctly
collected in today’s digital
economy.
When considering the proposals,
it is important to remember that the
main parties disadvantaged by
fraud are legitimate EU companies
who pay and account for VAT
correctly, and the individual
taxpayer. All governments are
aware that current legislation was
drawn up prior to the rise of the
internet and its increasing use for
online sales, which includes crossborder activities.
Thresholds
One area that is particularly
vulnerable to fraud is the abuse of
the low-value thresholds by online
retailers. Having spoken to various
customs authorities, one of their
main concerns is the deliberate
under-valuing of consignments to
ensure that they fall below the
appropriate threshold. Currently a
small shipment imported into the
EU with a value of less than €150 is
exempted from import duty. If the
value falls below €22, it is exempt
from both import duty and VAT.
Exemption removal
As it is known that this exemption is
widely abused, the EC is proposing
that the VAT exemption on import
shipments from outside the EU of
less than €22 is removed. This will
impact on certain costs and
systems, but the view is that it will
be small.
Also, the EC has proposed that
the simplification of e-services
should be made available to online
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sellers as well. Online sales
will be taxed in the same
way and at the same rates
as their physical equivalent
in shops. The VAT rate will be
charged where the EU
consumer is based, regardless
of where the online
trader is established.
Non-EU based
sellers will be able
to register for the
VAT one-stop-shop,
but in line with the UCC,
an EU-based intermediary
has to be appointed to
deal with VAT-related
compliance.
This proposed modernisation
would facilitate the more effective
use of a centralised customs
clearance procedure. This
simplification would authorise
importers under specific conditions
to pay customs duties and other
taxes to customs in the country
where they are established. In this
case the customs debt will be
regarded as being incurred in the
member state where the
authorisation is held.
The EC believes that a
centralised model with new VAT
rules allowing companies to sell
their goods online, coupled with the
provision of an online portal hosted
by their own tax administration in
which to submit the relevant VAT
declarations, would simplify
matters for the trader and reduce
fraud.
In line with much of current
customs thinking, it is clear that
there are three main processes:
firstly to link the ability to use such
systems to an authorisation; to
increase the traders’ or their
representatives’ accountability and
thus drive up compliance; and
lastly to move to an electronic
solution.
There are elements of the
proposals that will be
controversial, such as abolishing
the €22 threshold for VAT.
However, the centralising of VAT
accounting for larger traders, at
least, may allow them to reduce
their administration costs.
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Awards
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The winners and their trophies
Champion swimmer Sharron Davies
MBE was the host for the 28th
annual BIFA Freight Service Awards
ceremony which took place at The
Brewery in London last month.
As ever, the BIFA Freight Service
Awards recognises those Members
selected by an independent panel
of judges as winners in each of ten
categories.
Sponsors, finalists and guests
gathered with an air of anticipation
for the event which recognises the
hard work, innovation and
determination of forwarders in nine
areas of their business, along with
the inspiring candidates for the
Young Freight Forwarder award.
Before lunch the 38 finalists were
welcomed on stage, to great
applause, to collect their
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BIFA Director General Robert Keen
thanks the category sponsors
certificates from Sharron Davies
and BIFA President Sir Peter
Bottomley.
Following a delicious lunch the
audience was enraptured by an
amusing and energising speech
from 20-time British swimming
champion Sharron Davies whose
Olympic career now spans an
amazing 11 Olympic games, three
as competitor and eight as
television presenter with the BBC.
Sharron’s determination to
succeed shone through as she
recounted training with two broken
arms, plaster-casts protected by
carrier bags, and touched on her
involvement with the successful
London 2012 bid.
Then came the moment eagerly
awaited by the finalists, the
announcement of the category
winners and presentation of
trophies.
The finalists and winners were:
GENERAL CATEGORIES
Project Forwarding Award
– Sponsored by Peter Lole
Insurance Brokers
Winner: Ucargo LLP
The judges commented: “Having
secured the project, Ucargo found
itself in the unusual position of
having not one, but 35 clients as
the owner-operators of the carnival
equipment, all of whom had a
vested interest in seeing their
equipment handled correctly and
returned to them safely. Ucargo
demonstrated exceptional
supervision and planning with a
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very hands-on approach throughout
this project.”
Finalists: Laser Transport
International; OIA Global; Panalpina
World Transport.
Specialist Services Award
– Sponsored by Forward
Computers
Winner: Priority Freight
The judges felt that Priority Freight
demonstrated a high level of skill
and specialism in the automotive
industry by completing a multifaceted challenge in an extremely
tight timeframe. The team at Priority
Freight coordinated a charter
aircraft, flight permits and overland
transport to destination in extreme
weather to deliver on time and
prevent a major manufacturing
shutdown
Finalists: Blackthorne International
Transport; Charles Kendall Packing;
James Cargo Services.
Staff Development Award
– Sponsored by Albacore Systems
Winner: DSV Road
Demonstrating a commitment to
staff from day one, the Young DSV
programme sees trainees follow a
two-year apprenticeship combining
on-the-job training with classroom
learning and examinations. Trainees
are coached on all aspects of the
industry as well as the DNA of DSV,
ensuring true engagement with the
DSV brand and reducing attrition.
Highly commended: Customs
Clearance Limited.
Finalists: Expeditors (UK) Ltd;
Uniserve Group.
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THE AWARD WINNERS
Awards host Sharron Davies is in the left of every photo, with the sponsor on the right of every photo
PROJECT FORWARDING: Ucargo LLP, Tony
Kennedy – Peter Lole Insurance Brokers, Tracey
Meaney
SPECIALIST SERVICES: Priority Freight, Neal
Williams – Forward Computers, Nigel Smith
STAFF DEVELOPMENT: DSV Road, Jesper Hansen
– Albacore Systems, Charlie Frost
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: Unsworth Global
Logistics, Charles Hogg – BoxTop Technologies,
Paul Richardson
YOUNG FREIGHT FORWARDER: Nikki Hall,
Embassy Freight – Virgin Atlantic Cargo, Steve
Buckerfield
AIR CARGO SERVICES: Uniserve Group, Leighton
Bonnett – IAG Cargo, Stuart Forsyth
EUROPEAN LOGISTICS: Delamode, Dave Gladen –
TT Club, Michael Yarwood
OCEAN SERVICES: Greenshields Cowie, Ron
Hooper – Port of Antwerp, Maartje Driessens
Supply Chain Management Award
– Sponsored by BoxTop
Technologies
Winner: Unsworth Global
Logistics
Unsworth demonstrated a proactive approach towards identifying
bottlenecks in its customers’ supply
chain. Its focus on improving
efficiency far exceeded its
expectations and consequently
provided its customers with
substantial cost savings, reduced
its carbon footprint and streamlined
the delivery process.
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COOL AWARD: Panalpina, Dominic Neal – American
Airlines Cargo, Tristan Koch
EXTRA MILE AWARD: MIQ Logistics, Matt Fullard –
Descartes, Martin Meacock
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Finalists: Allport Cargo Services;
Expeditors International (UK) Ltd;
Ligentia UK.
MODAL CATEGORIES
Air Cargo Services Award
– Sponsored by IAG Cargo
Winner: Uniserve Group
Commenting on Uniserve’s
submission, the judges felt that its
use of the 360ULD was an excellent
response to changing logistics
sectors and economic pressures.
Showing clear evidence of cost
savings, customers in the supply
chain benefited in both product
integrity and profitability.
Finalists: 512 (Sheffield); MIQ
Logistics; MOL Logistics.
European Logistics Award
– Sponsored by TT Club
Winner: Delamode
The judges agreed that Delamode
had demonstrated the successful
implementation of an innovative
solution in providing a cost-effective
parcel delivery service to the
Romanian and Baltic state markets.
The service solution provided costsaving benefits to the business
whilst clearly benefiting the
customer base in offering a more
efficient delivery service.
Finalists: Espace Europe;
International Forwarding; Uniserve
Group.
Ocean Services Award
– Sponsored by Port of Antwerp
Winner: Greenshields Cowie & Co
Greenshields Cowie demonstrated
an effective use of ocean services
from four continents in order to
manage the delivery of solar panels
and associated equipment to
remote areas of Africa in a bid to
bring clean energy to health
facilities and schools in developing
regions. The judges were impressed
by ‘green’ spirit of the team at
Greenshields Cowie.
Finalists: 512 (Sheffield); Ucargo
LLP.
SPECIALIST CATEGORIES
Cool Award
– Sponsored by American Airlines
Cargo
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Category
sponsors the
Port of Antwerp
and guests at
the drinks
reception.
Winner: Panalpina World
Transport
Through its ‘Pan Cool’ product,
Panalpina has proven itself to be
the global leader in the cool chain
sector. Using its own freighter
aircraft it is able to offer unique cool
chain solutions at a global level. Its
continued commitment to
innovation and development of the
Pan Cool product is testimony to its
professionalism and ambition.
Finalists: Metro Shipping; Morgan
Cargo.
Extra Mile Award
– Sponsored by Descartes
Winner: MIQ Logistics
MIQ Logistics went the extra mile
by providing direct customer
support on behalf of its client. In an
area not traditionally supported by a
logistics provider in the B2C supply
chain, it added value to its client by
securing increased purchases and
ensuring customer satisfaction as a
result.
Finalists: OIA Global; Shippio Car &
Motorcycle Shipping; Simarco
International.
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
Midway through the ceremony, the
focus switched away from
companies to recognise a rising
star of the forwarding industry with
the announcement of the winner of
the Young Freight Forwarder Award.
Sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo,
the Young Freight Forwarder
trophy went to Nikki Hall of
Embassy Freight Services at
Heathrow. Nikki joined Embassy
Freight on leaving school and has
not looked back. Her go-getting
personality has enabled her to
progress from trainee to business
development manager with special
focus on the India market which she
has visited frequently in order to
meet with customers and suppliers.
Nikki now goes forward as the UK
nomination in the FIATA TT Club
Young International Freight
Forwarder competition.
Finalists: Simon Arnold (Unity
Logistics); Adam Harris (Heritage
International Freight); Lee Wells
(512 (Sheffield).
In his closing remarks, BIFA
Director General Robert Keen
thanked the category sponsors, the
ceremony sponsors (K&L Freight,
Lincoln Maritime, MCP plc,
Menzies, Simpex Express, and The
Woodland Group), the entrants and
their guests for making this event
the success that it is year after year.
Following a short presentation on
its work, the transport charity
Transaid (www.transaid.org) was
delighted to announce that a
fantastic £2,089 was raised during
lunch. This will support safe driving
and transport infrastructure
schemes in Africa in the belief that
every driver should be able to leave
for a day’s work without the fear he
or she may not come home
because of a lack of training, or
dangerous vehicles and roads.
www.bifa.org/awards
February 2017
Freight Service
Awards 2016
The Winners
The following organisations and individuals have been recognised by the British International
Freight Association as the ‘best in industry’ in the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2016 competition
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Categories
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Specialist
Categories
Specialist
Categories
Project Forwarding Award
Air Cargo Services Award
Cool Award
Sponsored by:
Peter Lole Insurance Brokers
Sponsored by:
IAG Cargo
Sponsored by:
American Airlines Cargo
Specialist Services Award
European Logistics Award
Extra Mile Award
Sponsored by: Forward Computers
Sponsored by: TT Club
Sponsored by: Descartes
Staff Development Award
Ocean Services Award
Sponsored by: Albacore Systems
Sponsored by: Port of Antwerp
General Categories
Individual Category
Young Freight
Forwarder Award
Sponsored by:
Virgin Atlantic Cargo
Highly Commended: Customs Clearance
Nikki Hall
of Embassy
Freight Services
Supply Chain
Management Award
Sponsored by: BoxTop Technologies
To see the full list of our finalists visit bifa.org/finalists
British International Freight Association
Redfern House, Browells Lane, Feltham,
Middlesex TW13 7EP United Kingdom
T: +44 (0)20 8844 2266
E: [email protected]
W: bifa.org/awards
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Both decisions involved claims filed by an Italian
fruit trader for damages incurred to consignments
of fruit transported by a liner shipping company.
Tribunal confirms sea waybill is
evidence of contract of carriage
The following item was noted on the International Law Office
(ILO) e-newsletter and although not UK law we thought it an
interesting case study
BIFA is grateful to the author Luca
di Marco of Dardani Studio Legale
(www.dardani.it) for permission to
reproduce this article
The Tribunal of Genoa recently
issued two decisions dealing with
the legal nature of sea waybills. In
both decisions the tribunal
considered the extent to which the
content of a sea waybill is relevant
when identifying the parties to the
contract of carriage and,
consequently, when deciding on
the defence of title to be sued.
Facts
Both decisions involved claims
filed by an Italian fruit trader for
damages incurred to consignments
of fruit transported from Italy to the
Far East by a liner shipping
company.
Instead of filing claims against
the shipping company, the plaintiff
filed the claims against the
shipping agent of the carrier,
arguing that the relevant contracts
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of carriage had been concluded
with the agent.
The shipping agent disputed the
claims and raised the preliminary
defence of lack of title to be sued,
stating that it was not in fact a
party to the contracts of carriage,
which were concluded between the
plaintiff and the shipping company.
The shipping agent argued that it
had signed the two sea waybills
“only as agent for the carrier” and
had listed specifically the liner
shipping company as the carrier.
Therefore, it did not act as carrier
under the relevant contracts of
carriage.
The plaintiff responded that the
sea waybill is a document that
allows the consignee to obtain the
delivery of goods at a destination
simply by providing evidence of its
identity (ie confirming that it is the
party named in the document), but
that it cannot be considered as
evidence of the contract of carriage
or be used to identify the parties to
the contract.
Decision
The Tribunal of Genoa recognised
the shipping agent’s defence of
lack of title to be sued and rejected
the plaintiff’s claims on the grounds
of the sea waybill’s content.
The tribunal explained that the
sea waybill was introduced in
response to:
• Issues arising in the use of bills
of lading;
• Advancements in transport
technology.
The tribunal further stated that –
in contrast to bills of lading – sea
waybills are not negotiable
documents of title, representing
goods, and that the right to control
the goods in transit and the right to
claim their delivery at the
destination port are not dependent
on the sea waybill.
The sea waybill acts as a nonnegotiable receipt that consignees
need not present to obtain delivery
of the goods; they need only proof
of identity.
However, after underlining the
differences between the bill of
lading and the sea waybill, the
tribunal stated that the two
documents are similar to the extent
that both constitute proper
evidence of the contract of
carriage’s terms.
In particular, the tribunal affirmed
that the sea waybill is prima facie
evidence of the contract of carriage
since it is issued after the shipper
has delivered the goods to the
carrier and details the parties to the
contract of carriage, the goods, the
port of origin and the port of
destination.
On the issue of identifying the
parties to the contract of carriage,
the tribunal found that the shipping
agent had signed the sea waybills
as an agent for the carrier and
therefore could not be considered
a party to the contracts.
The tribunal concluded that the
plaintiff failed to identify the carrier
and thus did not file action against
the proper defendant. The claims
were therefore rejected.
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Policy & Compliance
The Raw Tobacco
Approval Scheme
While the freight industry has not been kept well informed
about the scheme, it is now clear that transporters of raw
tobacco will be exempt from approval if they comply with a
number of specific conditions
BIFA has been contacted by some
Members regarding the Raw
Tobacco Approval Scheme, the
impact of which is unclear. Our
initial reaction is that most
Members will not be impacted, but
those who handle this product will
have to hold an approval from HM
Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Background
Raw tobacco is not subject to
excise duty, but a risk has been
identified by HMRC after a recent
rise in raw tobacco imports and
seizures. From 1 April 2017,
businesses or individuals who
intend to carry out any activity
involving raw tobacco must hold an
approval from HMRC, unless an
exemption applies.
The Raw Tobacco Approval
Scheme aims to:
• Reduce the risk of excise duty
evasion,
• Prevent the illegal manufacture of
tobacco products,
• Control the movement of raw
tobacco in the UK.
The scheme aims to allow
approval holders to demonstrate
legitimate use instead of having to
provide assurances for each
consignment. For those traders
who hold authorised economic
operator (AEO) certification, HMRC
will examine ways to fast-track the
approval process.
BIFA has advised HMRC that the
freight and transport industry
should have been informed of this
change because there is an impact
on imports between customs
clearance and delivery to the
February 2017
tobacco manufacturer. Due to the
specialist nature of the trade,
Customs seem to have consulted
mainly with the tobacco industry
and is relying on the manufacturers
to provide the information regarding
the supply chain.
From our perspective, the crucial
part of Excise Notice 2003 is
Section 4.3, Transporting raw
tobacco, which reads: “You will be
exempt from approval as a
transporter if you comply with all of
the following conditions:
• A single movement is not more
than 200 kg,
• A movement must be made to an
approved person and to an
approved address for holding raw
tobacco,
• Ensure that a record is made of
the above, making sure it is held
throughout the delivery of the raw
tobacco and made available for
inspection upon request to an
Officer.”
You will need to be approved if
you wish to transport more than
200 kg in a single movement.
HMRC has confirmed that
ancillary services such as storage
and warehousing will form part of
the approval or the exemption – as
an additional controlled activity –
and will also include details of the
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associated premises for storage,
etc.
All raw tobacco packages are
required to display the tobacco
manufacturer’s approval number
and the address of approved
premises.
Approval application and
approval procedures
HMRC will accept applications from
businesses or individuals from
1 January 2017. Applications can
be made in writing and there is a
Detailed Guide available on gov.uk
on how to apply and the information
required: www.gov.uk/guidance/
how-to-apply-for-the-raw-tobaccoapproval-scheme.
Full details of the scheme are set
out in Notice 2003 – Raw Tobacco
Approval Scheme:
www.gov.uk/government/
publications/excise-notice-2003tobacco-duty-the-raw-tobaccoapproval-scheme.
If a business or individual intends
to carry out a controlled activity
from 1 April 2017, then applications
for approval should be received by
HMRC by the end of January 2017
to allow sufficient time for
processing of the application.
Additional information is also
available in CIP 68 (2018) and also
Public Notice 476.
Fit and proper criteria
HMRC will review the application
and undertake checks to confirm
the information provided is full and
accurate, and to verify that
businesses and individuals are fit
and proper for approval to the
scheme.
Sanctions
From 1 April 2017, a person who
carries on any activity involving raw
tobacco without an approval, or
fails to comply with the terms of an
approval or exemption, is liable to
penalties and the raw tobacco liable
to seizure.
If any Member has specific
concerns or questions regarding
this scheme, please e-mail Robert
Windsor at [email protected] to
forward to HMRC.
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Carriage of goods by road
and the CMR Convention
A look at the CMR Convention – when it applies, how it works,
and how jurisdiction and liability apply
BIFA is grateful to Associate
Member solicitors LA Marine for
permission to reprint this article.
Much of global trade is carried out
by the carriage of goods by road.
Carrying goods by road may be the
mode of transport for the entire
consignment, or may be part of a
multimodal chain of transport.
The CMR Convention 1956 is a
legal framework facilitating and
governing the transport of goods by
road. The convention contains
provisions regarding jurisdiction,
limitation of liability and time-bars for
claims that intend to give a uniform,
global approach to issues arising out
of the carriage of goods by road.
The convention applies where
carriage occurs between two or
more states, where one is a
signatory of the CMR Convention.
The crucial document for most
carriages is the CMR Consignment
Note. This document is prima facie
evidence of carriage of the goods
by road and contains important
information such as the shipper, the
consignee, the final discharge point
and a description of the goods
being carried.
Goods are often carried in a
chain of carriers. The individual
carrier’s liability starts the moment it
takes over the goods and continues
until the goods’ safe delivery at their
destination, where the next
successive carrier takes control of
the goods.
Support your
local Member
group
BIFA holds Regional Member meetings around
the UK and listed right are those due to occur
soon.
If you would like to attend and find out more
about BIFA and what we do, then contact the
appropriate Regional Consultant to BIFA.
All BIFA Members are entitled and
encouraged to attend their regional meetings
however pre-booking with the named contact is
essential.
Full contact details are shown on page 3 of
this issue.
February 2017
Upon delivery at the final
destination, it is recommended that
the goods are checked and any
damage is notified to the relevant
carrier immediately, or at the least
within seven days of taking delivery
of the goods. Failure to do so would
jeopardise the claimant’s ability to
bring claims for damage/loss under
articles 30 and 31 of the
convention.
Jurisdiction and liability
Article 31 is the pertinent article
when considering jurisdiction.
Article 31 contains the states where
it may be possible to commence
actions for a recovery of loss. It is
possible for legal proceedings to be
brought in a “contracting country
designated by agreement”, the
place where a defendant is resident,
or has his principal place of
business, or the branch or agency
through which the contract of
carriage was made. Alternatively,
“where the place where the goods
were taken over by the carrier or the
place designated for delivery is
situated”. Jurisdiction can be a
complicated issue so it is important
to assess this in good time ahead of
the one-year time-bar for claims
that is imposed under Article 32.
The other point to note is the
limitation of liability contained at
Article 23 of the convention. This
article limits recoveries to 8.33
Special Drawing Rights per kilo
gross of the damaged goods. This
can have a significant impact on the
quantum of any claim and ought to
be checked thoroughly.
Jonathan Biggins, Solicitor
023 8082 7483
[email protected]
www.la-marine.co.uk
Region
Date
Time
Venue
BIFA Contact
Solent Regional
Members’ meeting
Heathrow Regional
Members’ meeting
Gatwick Regional
Members’ meeting
Stansted Regional
Members’ meeting
Manchester Regional
Members’ meeting
Liverpool Regional
Members’ meeting
Midlands Regional
Members’ meeting
Yorkshire Regional
Members’ meeting
Humber Regional
Members’ meeting
Heathrow Regional
Members’ meeting
Thu 23 Feb
0800
Duke of Wellington
Colin Young
Tue 28 Feb
1400
Colin Young
Wed 1 Mar
1230
Wed 8 Mar
1130
BIFA, Redfern House,
Feltham
Air & Cargo Services,
Crawley
Stansted Airport Limited
Thu 9 Mar
1030
Manchester Airport
Paul Young
Wed 15 Mar
1030
Royal Liver Building
Paul Young
Tue 21 Mar
1030
East Midlands Airport
Paul Young
Wed 22 Mar
1030
Holiday Inn, Leeds
Paul Young
Tue 28 Mar
1030
Hull Ionians RUFC
Paul Young
Thu 30 Mar
1400
ASM, Ashford
Colin Young
Colin Young
Colin Young
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Do not become a victim of crime
Billions of dollars of cargo are reportedly stolen every year, with
at best minimal investigation by police. TT Club reports on
some of the latest trends that forwarders should be aware of.
Cargo theft continues to be a
constant threat to the global supply
chain and an increasing drain on
the economies it serves.
Alarming statistics regularly fill
the pages of logistics publications
globally, with billions of dollars of
cargo reportedly stolen each year.
TT Club, amongst other
organisations, recognises that
these statistics are drawn only from
crimes that are reported. Arguably,
therefore, they are not truly
representative of the scale of the
problem.
Enforcement priorities
Many law enforcement agencies
locally, nationally and internationally
are under tighter budgeting
constraints and consequently need
to marshal resources efficiently.
Political and societal demands
inevitably draw limited resource
towards only the most serious of
crimes, which will generally not be
linked to the value of the cargo.
Rarely do law enforcement
agencies engage actively in
investigating cargo theft crime,
resulting in perpetrators not being
apprehended, and also a very
incomplete picture of the freight
crime horizon. This is a ‘perfect
storm’, the consequences of which
are of great concern to the integrity
of the supply chain.
All too often, the law enforcement
agencies are more akin to a
reporting portal for cargo theft
crimes, receiving reports of crimes
and issuing a crime number.
In many cases the fundamental
formality of attending the scene of
a reported crime is neglected, with
reliance on an interview with the
victim conducted remotely over the
phone, often through a translator
service. Where agencies do attend
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a crime scene, critical forensics and
other evidence such as CCTV
footage are rarely collected.
Further, the lack of appetite to
investigate freight crime fully is
often evidenced even in instances
where bespoke cargo is stolen and
discovered for sale on social media
platforms.
Reporting of a cargo theft crime
is a simple task, largely without risk
for those involved, providing further
opportunity for any criminal
organisation. This can be illustrated
by a recent case where a driver, in
his statement to the police, claimed
not to have heard or felt any
disturbance during the theft of
10,000 kg of cargo from his trailer.
Another (unidentified) driver
witnessed the theft, however, and
noted the registration of the vehicle
the thieves used to steal the cargo.
The vehicle was in fact a small
family car, which a more robust
investigation could have identified
and led to further critical enquiries
being made. Instead, the police
report was completed and filed.
Assess the risks
The targeted cargoes are often high
value, specialist items such as
computer components, sports
equipment and copper cathode. Of
the thousands of loaded trailers in
transit at any one time, these
shipments are clearly being singled
out with the perpetrators almost
certainly having inside knowledge
of the supply chain and predesignated markets for the stolen
goods.
Furthermore, where significant
volumes of cargo are stolen,
planning is required, involving the
use of large vans or trucks and the
deployment of multiple personnel.
Instances where outwardly
unattractive freight, which is in fact
high value, is targeted raise further
concerns in respect of the flow of
information through the supply
chain, concluding that opportunism
is being replaced by informed, lowrisk organised criminal activity.
Trend observation
TT Club has previously highlighted
theft from various angles in the US
and Europe, including freight
exchange internet sites and identity
theft which continue to be
prevalent. However, whilst the
targeted cargoes, routes and
location of the thefts themselves
remain varied and without pattern,
there have been multiple cases in
recent months where investigations
have identified the driver
concerned, whilst working for
haulage operators all over Europe,
to be of Romanian nationality.
Recent trends suggest that
haulage operators and drivers from
some Eastern European states offer
their services at extremely low rates
compared with industry averages.
In the economic climate such
savings are inevitably attractive.
There is, however, an old adage, ‘if
it seems too good to be true, then it
probably is’.
Further, it would seem that
drivers are regularly claiming to
have been “gassed” to justify the
fact that they had apparently slept
for 12 hours and had not been
aware of the hours of activity
whereby gangs entered their
vehicle to steal cargo.
There is scepticism surrounding
this theory which is supported by
the UK’s Royal College of
Anaesthetists, given not only the
difficulty in administering a gas into
a vehicle, but also the equipment
required, the volume of gas
necessary to render a victim
unconscious and, not least, the
cost involved.
Such assertions stretch
credibility. Anaesthetics are
obviously very dangerous; doctors
have to undergo many years of
training to administer such drugs
safely. In untrained hands,
administering uncontrolled doses
would likely be fatal, effectively
constituting attempted murder in
each case. The fact is that TT Club
has not witnessed either fatal
incidents or escalated
investigations from respective law
enforcement agencies.
Be alert
Such developments are highlighted
in order to encourage logistics
operators and freight forwarders to
maintain robust due diligence
procedures. Good practice
necessarily extends beyond the
initial selection of subcontractors to
the close management of all
contractors throughout the supply
chain. Particular attention should
be given also to designated
overnight parking areas, particularly
avoiding insecure areas close to the
collection or delivery points.
With many thanks to Peregrine
Storrs-Fox, risk management
director, TT Club for allowing the
reproduction of this article.
February 2017
Training
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Training courses: February-April 2017
AIR CARGO (REGULATED
AGENTS) SECURITY
TRAINING
NEW level
CASP
CO
COS
CS
CM
OLD Level
A/B
D
E
F
G
Air Cargo Security – CASP (Cargo Aviation Security
Principles)
Air Cargo Security – CO (Cargo Operative)
Air Cargo Security – COS (Cargo Operative Screening)
1 February
Feltham, West London
20 February
Feltham, West London
2 March
Feltham, West London
20 March
Feltham, West London
10 April
Feltham, West London
25 April
Feltham, West London
Air Cargo Security – CS (Cargo Supervisor)
Air Cargo Security – CM (Cargo Manager)
20-21 February
Feltham, West London
20-21 March
Feltham, West London
25-26 April
Feltham, West London
Air Cargo Security – Refresher COS (am session)
Air Cargo Security – Refresher CS & CM (pm session)
28 February
Feltham, West London
29 March
Feltham, West London
24 April
Feltham, West London
Aviation Security Cargo X-Ray Operator (module 14)
Available as an in-house course, contact BIFA to
schedule a date
Aviation Security NXCT
NB – test session only – no training takes place
By arrangement, please contact [email protected]
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
Customs Procedures for Export Cargo (CM1)
7 February
Feltham, West London
24 April
Midlands
Customs Procedures for Import Cargo (CM2)
8 February
Feltham, West London
25 April
Midlands
BTEC Intermediate Award in Customs Export & Import
Procedures (CM3)
NB: attendance required on all five dates
See www.bifa.org for future presentations
DANGEROUS GOODS
Dangerous Goods by Air (DGA1)
6-8 February
Glasgow
6-8 February
Feltham, West London
13-15 February
Leeds Bradford
20-22 February
Manchester
6-8 March
Bournemouth
6-8 March
Feltham, West London
13-15 March
Midlands
20-22 March
Bristol
27-29 March
Feltham, West London
24-26 April
Newcastle
24-26 April
Feltham, West London
Dangerous Goods by Air – Revalidation (DGA2)
9-10 February
Glasgow
9-10 February
Feltham, West London
16-17 February
Leeds Bradford
23-24 February
Manchester
9-10 March
Bournemouth
9-10 March
Feltham, West London
16-17 March
Midlands
23-24 March
Bristol
30-31 March
Feltham, West London
25-26 April
Newcastle
27-28 April
Feltham, West London
Dangerous Goods by Road (DGR1)
20-22 February
Midlands
13-15 March
Manchester
20-22 March
Feltham, West London
Dangerous Goods by Road – Revalidation (DGR2)
Days 2 and 3 of the above Dangerous Goods by Road
course (DGR1)
FREIGHT FORWARDING AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Exports for Beginners (EXP1)
8 March
Feltham, West London
28 March
Manchester
Imports for Beginners (IMP1)
9 March
Feltham, West London
29 March
Manchester
BTEC Intermediate Award in Multimodal International
Freight Procedures (MFT1) - NB: attendance required
on all five dates
15, 22 Feb, 1, 15 + 22 March Feltham, West London
20, 27 April, 4, 11 + 25 May Feltham, West London
Sea Freight: The Basics (SF1)
27 March
Feltham, West London
Introduction to Letters of Credit
28 March
Feltham, West London
ONLINE COURSES
The following Air Cargo Security courses are available
online to Regulated Agents at initial and refresher levels:
• Cargo Aviation Security Principles (CASP)
• Cargo Aviation Security Principles – Driver (CASP-D)
• Cargo Operative (CO)
See bifa.org/training to register
KNOWN CONSIGNORS – courses covering the
modules required by Known Consignors are also
available online.
Dangerous Goods by Sea (DGS1)
23-24 February
Midlands
16-17 March
Manchester
23-24 March
Feltham, West London
27-28 April
Glasgow
Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA)
27 February – 3 March
Feltham, West London
27 February – 3 March
Manchester
Radioactive Goods by Air (DGA3)
6-7 April
Feltham, West London
Radioactive Goods by Air – Revalidation (DGA4)
7 April
Feltham, West London
Infectious Substances by Air (DGA5)
2 February
Watford
Carriage of Lithium Batteries by Air, Road & Sea
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