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Volume 2
Newsletter No: 4
Dated: December2012
Volume 2 Issue 2
Our 35th Anniversary Year - 1977- 2012
OUR EXPERTISE IN YOUR BUSINESS
Special points of interest:
THE BUSINESS YEAR AT MIES INTERNATIONAL LTD
The Business Year
AEO Certification
INCOTERMS 2010—Update
First of all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all
our customers, overseas partners and friends.
Our 35th Year in business was celebrated in March with a company open day,
which was held at our East Midlands Cargo Terminal and our new Export Packing
Terminal in Castle Donington. Rumour has it that is was well worth the effort!
We would like to take this opportunity and thank all the clients that came along
and helped to make it such a successful day. It was really great to meet such a
wide variety of both old and new customers. Some even remembered our 20th
Anniversary back in 1997!!
The variety of cargo that we have handled throughout the year has been truly
amazing. From prestigious Gold Plated Clocks to the Middle East, Pick & Pack
contracts for some of the famous High Street Supermarket Stores, to arranging
regular import clearances of Seafood, again for some major Supermarket names
and arranging the exportation of high precision machinery to many overseas
destinations.
Our terminal at EMA has been
consistently busy throughout the
year, handling in excess of 600
teu of import sea-containers
from all corners of the world,
carrying some 3million kilos of
cargo, is just one example of
our multi-modal operation.
One of the recent loads we have export packed and shipped to Taiwan. MIES©
Logistrat Training
Compliance News
MIES membership of BIFA
Compass Points is a success.
Inside this issue:
The Business Year at MIES. 1
AEO Certification
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MIES Membership of BIFA
3
Compliance News
3
INCOTERMS 2010 update
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Customers Support
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Open Day March 2012
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A.E.O. (Authorised Economic Operator) Certification
MIES International Limited was very quick to react to the introduction of AEO and very quickly decided
to embark on certification. We saw the benefits of this important “Kite Mark” and saw the importance of
being recognised by Customs as being a “Safe” operator with regards to import and export processes.
MIES were awarded AEO status in November 2009 after a very rigorous assessment program and the
certification recognises a company’s ability to work to extremely high standards of customs compliance
and customs procedures.
The aim of AEO is to help provide businesses with an internationally recognised quality mark. AEO status
will indicate safe and secure practices within the International Supply Chain and the AEO can be truly
considered as a secure and trustworthy business to deal with and a reliable trading partner.
There are a number of benefits available to the AEO. These can be:1) A reduction in customs physical & documentary checks
2) “Fast Tracking” through customs controls
3) Simplifications of certain customs data requirements
4) Simplifications for regular shipping services
5) Simplified declaration procedures for CFSP & NES
6) Recognised Status throughout the EU/EC
7) Opportunities with other countries who may well adopt similar systems
Additional benefits will be implemented when the EU Modernised Customs Controls are fully introduced.
AEO came into effect throughout the EU on 1st January 2008. It is a long and thorough process to
become approved as an AEO and even to-day, AEO has not yet been taken seriously within our
profession.
The regime is destined to become the international trade and security benchmark against which a trading
company will be judged.
AEO is a World Customs Organisation initiative and certification by HM Revenue & Customs is a
statement to the rest of the world that a company’s processes meet the EU and UK Governments
compliance requirements. In the future, not having AEO status maybe construed as an indication that a
trader does not have the ability to work to secure processes.
MIES has certainly noticed many differences in the speed and efficiency in which we can clear and
receive our inbound cargoes. This has resulted in greater efficiencies in the services that we provide to
our clients.
Our customers can be assured that their compliance responsibilities are in safe and secure hands.
Our Certification Number GB/AEOC/00096/09
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INCOTERMS 2010 approve by United Nations
The new INCOTERMS 2010 rules have been officially endorsed by the United Nations. The approval
given by UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) confirms INCOTERMS
position as the global standard for international business transactions. INCOTERMS 2010 replaced the
previous INCOTERMS 2000 and were introduced and became legal on January 1st 2011.
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AND DOWNLOAD THE QUICK REFERENCE CHART.
MIES is a member of BIFA
BIFA stands for The British International Freight Association and is recognised as being the authoritative voice of the Freight
Forwarding Industry. BIFA is our industries link to high-level input and consultation to our Government in Whitehall and with the EU
in Brussels. Being a member of BIFA identifies us as a long standing and professional organisation. BIFA offers our business
protection afforded by the BIFA Standard Terms & Conditions of Trading. We are kept up to date with Industry-related legislation and regulations in our ever changing environment. Most of our staff have been on a variety of BIFA
training courses and several have achieved Diploma status.
So, our clients have the peace of mind that when dealing with MIES, you can be confident of professional
standards throughout our business.
COMPLIANCE TRADE NEWS - Snippets.
Logistrat specialises in providing a variety of Freight Seminars.
Our training service is geared around improving the knowledge
and expertise within your existing team and providing an
external training resource for new recruits to your business.
A range of training programmes and seminars are available.
As legislation and regulations are ever changing and customs
authorities continue to place ever increasing responsibilities
and demands on shippers and commercial companies, it is vital
that you and your business remains both Export and Import
Compliant.
The risks to your business of an inexperienced team unaware
of legislative changes are extremely high and expensive.
Logistrat specialises in the provision of training workshops
covering the Basics of International Trade, An Introduction to
Import & Export, through to Advanced Essential Customs
Procedures.
In addition Logistrat can offer bespoke training to meet your
individual needs and requirements. We will take the time to
understand your business, the challenges you face and the
levels your team are at before creating a tailored training
solution for you. More at www.logistrat.co.uk
New EU GSP Scheme is due January 2014 and is expected
to run for 10 years. There will be fewer beneficiary countries,
being reduced from the current 176 to around 75. A rationalisation of countries that are considered as no longer needing
economic support with take place. Countries such as Russia,
Brazil, India etc, will be removed from GSP as well as countries covered by other preference agreements e.g. Egypt,
Morocco etc.
New markets may become eligible for GSP and we will keep
a close watch on this important event as more information is
released.
New Member States to EU - current potential candidates for
joining the EU are Turkey, Iceland and Macedonia. Future
candidate countries include Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia,
Albania, Montenegro, Armenia and Moldova.
New VAT increases - Netherlands announced a new VAT
increase from October 2012 from 19% to 21%. The Czech
Republic are considering increasing their VAT rate from 20%
to 21% in 2013. Italian VAT is expected to increase from 21%
to 23% in July 2013.
EU signed a new Free Trade Agreement with Columbia &
Peru on 27th June 2012. Once fully implemented, this relieves
EU Exporters of Euro 270 million in duties annually.
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Under the umbrella of PS Forwarding Group our companies are
well recognised within the industry of International Freight
Forwarding:-
Organization
P.S.FORWARDING GROUP
P.S.FORWARDING GROUP OF
COMPANIES
Head office—01827 311511
East Midlands—01332 813260
Castle Donington—01332 817602
London—01753 561600
www.psforwardinggroup.co.uk
www.mies.co.uk
www.logistrat.co.uk
email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
“OUR EXPERTISE IN
YOUR BUSINESS”
MIES International Limited, Logistrat & PS Forwarding
Limited, have been assembled with the desire to ensure that our
customers have access to, and unrivalled service & expertise in
the field of International Logistics. Together we offer a consistent
& professionally endorsed network, providing Freight Management, Consultancy, International Logistics Management,
Specialised Project Shipping Services, Fashion Garment
Logistics, Letter of Credit Processing and Freight Training
Services.
Customers Support “ Compass Points”
We are extremely grateful to the number of customers who
have offered their comments and support to our Newsletter
“Compass Points”.
We seem to be hitting the mark in terms of news advice and
information on a variety of topical subjects within our industry.
“COMPASS POINTS” — OUR QUARTERLY NEWS LETTER
This is edition No:8 of our
quarterly company News
Letter called:“COMPASS POINTS”.
The idea of this newsletter
is to keep our customers
notified of changes and
topics of conversation within
our business, news items of
interest and any topics of
industry conversation that
may be of importance to
your businesses.
We hope you will enjoy the
letter and features and find
the contents of interest.
If you have any ideas or topics of interest for future
editions of Compass Points, please contact:Tony Davison—Tel: 01332 813267
email: [email protected]