Published on: 27th October 2025
Businesses across Lancashire and beyond are being encouraged to enhance their international trade capabilities, as a new series of expert led training courses has been announced for early 2026. Following the success of previous programmes, the upcoming Global Trade Training Series will kick off on Thursday, 8 January 2026, offering companies and professionals the [...]
Published on: 24th October 2025
Ukraine’s $500 billion reconstruction programme is the biggest of this century with $200 billion already pledged and $300 billion more expected. Don’t miss your chance to take part on 30 October 2025. ICC Ukraine’s 2nd Virtual Rebuild Ukraine Forum Thursday October 30 13:00 to 18:00 CET Presentations: 14:00 to 17:00 CET Unique Advantage: The [...]
Published on: 24th October 2025
Attention Lancashire Businesses: Incredible News! Due to the continued success of the Skills Bootcamp in International Trade, delivered in East Lancashire by the East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, we have been awarded additional funding to deliver more Skills Bootcamp in International Trade. Lancashire is one of only two regions in the UK to be [...]
Published on: 20th October 2025
Join the Author and Chamber Member, Alessio Lencioni of VAT IT Stream on 4 November 2025 at the Chamber Offices for a special briefing designed to help UK Exporters trading with the EU on DDP terms understand the tax implications of their operations. Book HERE to attend. A Regime in Name Only Regime 42, [...]
Published on: 20th October 2025
The Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Mrs Amanda Parker JP, presented Mrs Julie Monaco, Accounts Director of Hurst Green Plastics, with The King’s Award for Enterprise’s winner trophy in recognition of the company’s achievement of the Innovation category for its ‘TwinBin Live’ system on Friday 12th September. The presentation took place at BAE Systems’ Warton [...]
Published on: 17th October 2025
International Trade October 2025 – Newsletter Issue 11 | 17-10-2025 The latest news from your International Trade Team at East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce! ATA Carnets & GMR: Now Available Right on Your Doorstep We’re proud to announce that ATA Carnets and GMRs, the internationally recognised ‘passport for goods’ are now available from East [...]
Published on: 30th September 2025
Businesses across East Lancashire can now take advantage of a fast, convenient, and cost effective ATA Carnet and Goods Movement References (GMR) service, available directly through your local Chamber of Commerce. We are proud to announce that ATA Carnets and GMR’s, the internationally recognised "passport for goods" are now available on your doorstep, providing [...]
Published on: 15th September 2025
HMRC has announced a major change to Authorisation by Declaration (AbD) for special procedures, providing importers and exporters with significantly more flexibility. From now on, UK businesses can use Authorisation by Declaration up to 10 times in a 12-month period, a significant increase from the previous limit of just 3. This is a valuable [...]
Published on: 12th September 2025
When an urgent import clearance issue threatened to disrupt business for Apeks Marine Equipment, the Chamber’s International Trade team stepped in swiftly, ensuring smooth operations, avoiding costly delays, and keeping goods moving. Apeks Marine Equipment, based in Blackburn, is a leading name in the design and manufacture of scuba diving equipment. From regulators and [...]
Published on: 12th September 2025
We have an Egyptian company recommended from the Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce looking to bid on the tender below - Development of the Aeronautical Weather Radio Monitoring System (D-VOLMET) for Egyptian Airspace. Bid opening date: Monday, 22/09/2025 at 12:00 PM The tender seeks qualified suppliers capable of delivering a robust D-VOLMET solution with [...]
