International Trade August 2025 – Newsletter Issue 10 | 29-08-2025

The latest news from your International Trade Team at East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce!

Customs Invoice Essentials: Your Passport to Hassle-Free Trade

Master the art of producing accurate customs invoices and keep your international shipments moving without delays.

Read more HERE

Trade Made Simple: Master the Essentials – Book onto one of our short Training Sessions today

Join us on our professionally delivered training sessions and gain the practical skills you need to navigate importing, exporting and international trade with confidence. All can be designed and delivered at your premises.

*Featured Training* CBAM Training Course 29 September 2025 – 0930–1230 – From Carbon Counts to Border Controls and navigating the EU & UK CBAM frontier, explore the fundamentals of carbon management, dive into the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, uncover the UK’s emerging approach and discover the latest developments from the UK-EU Summit. For more information click HERE
16/09/2025 – Incoterms 2020 Rules
23/09/2025 – Understanding Exporting
25/09/2025 – Understanding Commodity Codes
30/09/2025 – Understanding Import & Export Declarations (CDS)
02/10/2025 – Methods of Payment
07/10/2025 – Preference Rules of Origin
09/10/2025 – Import Procedures
14/10/2025 – Exporting Documentation
23/10/2025 – Completing Export Documentation
28/10/2025 – Customs Procedures and Documentation
11/11/2025 – Agents and Distributors
20/11/2025 – Support with Growth for Exporters

More courses available at: https://my.chamberelancs.co.uk/training.html

So Long, Farewell: Waving Goodbye to US De Minimis

A major shift in US trade rules is here, UK exporters must prepare now or risk being caught off guard.

Read more HERE

ATA Carnet: The Passport for Your Goods

Skip the red tape, use an ATA Carnet to move goods across borders with ease, no customs declarations needed.

Click HERE for more information.

Applications Open for the King’s Awards for Enterprise

The King’s Awards for Enterprise, one of the UK’s most prestigious business awards, is now open for entries. This year’s awards will celebrate outstanding achievements across innovation, international trade, sustainable development, and promoting opportunity through social mobility. Applications are free, and businesses can apply to more than one category. The deadline is 1pm on Tuesday 9 September 2025. This year we celebrated Hurst Green Plastics of Clitheroe as worthy winners.

Read their inspiring story HERE, and ask yourself, could you be next?