The Devil is in the Detail – Mock PI with Backhouse Jones Solicitors

Join Backhouse Jones as they deliver a Mock Public Inquiry focusing on tachograph missing mileage reports together with Transport Management and Director responsibility issues – all of which are topical issues within the transport sector.

Do you operate goods or passenger vehicles either for hire and reward or in connection with your own business? Do you know what could happen if you get things wrong? Could your business survive without an operator’s licence? Do you know how to manage your licence?

To learn more about all of these issues and the Traffic Commissioner’s expectations of good operators, join Backhouse Jones Solicitors as they deliver a Mock Public Inquiry focusing on:

• Maintenance systems
• Driver’s hours management
• The role of the transport manager
• Business owner/director responsibilities

This group provides Lancashire businesses with access to information, opportunities and best practice insights as well as providing a forum to meet with peers.

This group provides Lancashire businesses with access to information, opportunities and best practice insights as well as providing a forum to meet with peers.

This event is free to attend, however places are limited and will be allocated strictly on a first come, first served basis.

The East Lancashire Chamber is part of a global network of Trade Specialists dedicated to assisting UK commercial interests worldwide. The unique support provided by our global business network helps companies identify business opportunities and increase trade with all markets, particularly Europe.

Come and learn how you can get ahead of the competition with our high profile line up of speakers, who will offer their inside knowledge into not just how best to gain market access but also how to effectively exploit the UKs number one trading partner. Our specialists are on hand for informal discussions afterwards and you are invited to visit our comprehensive range of exhibitors in addition to networking and sharing best practice with other leading Lancashire businesses.

Did you know? The EU, taken as a whole is the UK’s largest trading partner. In 2018, UK exports to the EU were £289 billion (46% of all UK exports). UK imports from the EU were £345 billion (54% of all UK imports).

And did you know? We can buy and sell even more to Europe, and our in-market specialists are visiting East Lancashire to highlight scores of business opportunities with the Uks number one trading partner.

Highlights include:

• Business Opportunities throughout Europe – 27 markets represented
• UPDATE: HMRC easements and procedures at all 135 UK Ports and Airports
• Become a supplier to Europe’s largest R&D installations with annual procurement budgets of £350m including CERN, ESS.
• European Intercultural Awareness
• Practicalities of Trading in Europe by local business leader Kevin Hudson, Sales Director of William Blythe, Chemical Manufacturers

Who should attend: Any business already trading or wishing to trade with Europe

These free to attend events are regularly oversubscribed, therefore please register your interest as soon as possible with Stephanie Warrington s.warrington@chamberelancs.co.uk or call 01254 356473. If you have been successful you will receive a confirmation email prior to the event.

Next Curry Club sponsored by KeyFleet on 06 September is at Burnley Football Club and we’ve a full and exciting line-up in store!

Guest speakers include CEO of The Senator Group Colin Mustoe MBE, Boohoo.com’s Head of HR Mike Suban and Ryan Bradley from Burnley FC in the Community.

Our event sponsor Marc McLoughlin will tell us about the emergence of electric vehicles and the viability of them for Lancashire businesses and their drivers. Which leads nicely into our ongoing support from Tesla who will be in attendance showcasing the very popular Model 3.

We’ll also hear from Rotary’s Ann-Marie Etherington, who is asking people to donate their family’s unwanted coats to help her ‘Wrap Up Lancashire’, a fantastic scheme that will help keep our homeless and underprivileged warm this winter.

Plus … Burnley FC’s Paul Walsh, Blackburn Rovers’ Danny Davis and our event sponsor Marc McLoughlin AMICFM will all be pie-faced *LIVE* as part of BCW Manufacturing Group’s Corporate Challenge for Pendleside Hospice!

All this, plus a delicious 2 course lunch and the opportunity to network with 100+ senior and middle managers from East Lancs businesses for just £25 + vat (£35 non-members).

The Sales industry can be a lonely place, full of pressure, targets with little time for self-development. For many sales professionals in East Lancashire, it’s hard to know sometimes where to go to find support and education.

Chamber Sales Professionals Club in partnership with Sales Geek is the new home for sales professionals. We aren’t about PowerPoints or lectures; we want to provide a home within Lancashire where sales professionals from all backgrounds, experience levels and industries can learn from each other and find their own route to sales success.

This is not your standard networking event, so while commercial relationships will naturally evolve, please don’t come armed to sell to the room. We want attendees to be able to create business allies, meet peers, learn from each other’s experiences and create long lasting relationships.

About the Hosts
We will have on hand two sales geeks, with over 35 years’ combined experience in sales strategy, direct sales, sales training, sales recruitment, B2B Sales, B2C Sales and business planning to assist you on your journey, as well as special guests on a regular basis.

Members £5 plus vat, non-members £10 plus vat.

This year’s Sales Club is sponsored by Cloud Sauce and Production Print Direct.

Burnley Borough Council have planned a 2-3 hour seminar for their businesses located in Burnley highlighting specific trade factors which businesses should consider in light of Brexit.

The seminar:

• will provide businesses the opportunity to focus on managing their business after the UK leaves the EU
• highlights key issues arising from Brexit including customs and trade compliance, and the impact on how businesses operate
• is intended to provide exporters and importers with the knowledge to prepare for different Brexit outcomes, including practical steps to plan ahead

Is your business ready for Brexit?

Does your company use customs agents and intermediaries to help you trade with the EU?

If so, you need to know how to meet customs requirements fast and efficiently after the UK leaves the EU. There will be new processes to follow and new forms to complete.

We can help.

Our training will highlight what you need to know to be able to accurately complete a simple customs declaration.

COURSE OPTIONS:

Face to face classroom courses (full day classroom delivery) and three hours of online e-learning:

Accredited Chamber members £280 + VAT

Non-members £350 + VAT

Online e-learning: (five hours including assessments)

Accredited Chamber members £190 + VAT

Non-members £230 + VAT

COURSE CONTENT

• Introduction to Trade
• Business Responsibilities
• Export process
• Import process
• Valuation – explanation of the main methods and their application
• Classification – determining the use of commodity codes
• Using Customs Procedure Codes – use of appropriate CPCs
• Export and import controls
• Reliefs
• Preferences
• Customs simplified procedures – explanation of procedures and benefits

COURSE DATES INCLUDE:

8th November 2019

22nd November 2019

THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR THOSE WHO NEED AN UNDERSTANDING OF CUSTOMS REGIMES AND HOW TO COMPLETE A BASIC CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM.

Assessment: no formal exam will be taken however delegates will get to complete simulated forms to ensure they can complete simple customs declarations correctly.

Special Procedures are schemes available to importers and exporters to waiver, suspend or drawback customs duties. When operating under a Special Procedure goods are still within the control of HMRC even though they have been released from the place of arrival.

Under any authorisation process HMRC checks that the company has relevant written procedures and skilled staff and determines how to use and maintain records for each procedure so it is important to understand your obligations.

Understanding these procedures can help in identifying which scheme can be used in a given situation, minimise import duty payments and subsequently benefit cash flow within your business.

SEMINAR CONTENT

• Processing: Inward Processing (IP) and Outward Processing (OP) relief
• Specific Use: Temporary Admissions (TA), End Use Relief (EnU) scheme and ATA Carnets.
• Storage: Customs Warehousing (CW)
• Transit: Internal and External transit
• Summary Questions and feedback

Please note when booking an event: refunds cannot be given for cancellations received 48 hours or less before the event booked.

As the UK approaches its departure from the EU, it is crucial that businesses are doing all they can to prepared for the future. The International Trade Club host several events specifically designed around current political issues and legislations involved around international trade. Supporting our Importers and Exporters to trade on international markets, develop their knowledge and share experiences with fellow guests.

With guest presenter from:

British Chamber of Commerce, Mike Spicer,  (BCC’s) Director of Policy, will be giving his insights on Brexit developments in Westminster and what businesses can do to prepare.

Fjelltopp, Jonathan Berry, winners of the International Trade Club’s Newcomer to International Trade award, Jonathan will explain how he came to be trading with the United Nations on behalf of software engineers across Europe, from a Padiham attic.  He will unpick some of the challenges Fjelltopp have faced whilst working with some of the most volatile regions of Africa and the Middle East, as well as giving a brief introduction to the United Nations global marketplace and procurement process

The Gala Luncheon and Awards Ceremony 2019 promises to be spectacular event of prizes and surprises.

The International Trade Club is now accepting entries for the categories below:

• Outstanding Importer Achievement
• Outstanding Exporter Achievement
• Newcomer to International Trade

To enter download the application form below and send your entries to Marie White at m.white@chamberelancs.co.uk

Closing date: Friday 22nd November.

Additional club dates include:

6th December 2019 – International Trade Club Gala Luncheon and Awards 2019
20th February 2020 – Breakfast Meeting
14th May 2020 – Breakfast Meeting
9th July 2020 – Breakfast Meeting
17th September 2020 – Breakfast Meeting
3rd December 2020 – International Trade Club Gala Luncheon and Awards 2020
18th February 2021 – Breakfast Meeting
13th May 2021 – Breakfast Meeting
8th July 2021 – Breakfast Meeting
16th September 2021 – Breakfast Meeting
2nd December 2021 – International Trade Club Gala Luncheon and Awards 2021

For more information on how to get involved with this ever growing club please contact Marie White on m.white@chamberelancs.co.uk or call 01254 356448

In 2017 the Chamber launched a new network for Manufacturing businesses entitled ‘Making it in Lancashire’, designed to provide Lancashire manufacturers with access to information, opportunities and best practice insights as well as providing a forum to meet with your peers. Once again we are delighted to announce MHA Moore & Smalley as our event sponsors.

These highly successful breakfast meetings are hosted by local manufacturers and usually include a factory or showroom tour, which have proven to be really popular. Our previous hosts include BAE Systems, Heritage Envelopes, Whatmore UK and LC Automation.

The network is designed to provide Lancashire manufacturers with access to information, opportunities and best practice insights as well as providing a forum to meet with your peers. Unlike many networks, Making it in Lancashire is a closed group and focuses on the needs of Manufacturing businesses only.

This free event is limited to 60 delegates so places will be allocated strictly on a first come, first served basis.

*PLEASE NOTE: The conference room at this venue is based on the first floor of the building, currently with no lift access. If this causes you a issue, please contact Debbi Dawson on 07989 978287 to discuss your options.

HMRC seminar unveiling the new Customs Declaration Service controlling all UK exports and imports.

The Customs Declaration Service (CDS) will replace the current Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) service. This is the computer system currently used by HMRC to record the movement of goods by land, air and sea and process all Customs Declarations.

If your business is currently importing goods from, or exporting goods to, countries outside the EU, then you or your freight forwarder will be using CHIEF to:

• process customs declarations for goods entering and leaving the UK or EU through ports and airports
• calculate and pay the correct duty and taxes
• complete customs information electronically

These functions will be available on CDS but there will be differences with the new service.

SEMINAR CONTENT

• Introducing the CDS
• A walkthrough of the first type of declaration made via CDS
• New information required from businesses and their carriers in order to complete a customs declaration

WHO IS THIS SEMINAR FOR

Businesses already importing or exporting outside the EU and subject to the pending negotiations on leaving the EU, businesses trading solely in the EU, where a customs declaration currently does not apply.

Please note when booking an event: refunds cannot be given for cancellations received 48 hours or less before the event booked.

Is your business ready for Brexit?

Does your company use customs agents and intermediaries to help you trade with the EU?

If so, you need to know how to meet customs requirements fast and efficiently after the UK leaves the EU. There will be new processes to follow and new forms to complete.

We can help.

Our training will highlight what you need to know to be able to accurately complete a simple customs declaration.

COURSE OPTIONS:

Face to face classroom courses (full day classroom delivery) and three hours of online e-learning:

Accredited Chamber members £280 + VAT

Non-members £350 + VAT

Online e-learning: (five hours including assessments)

Accredited Chamber members £190 + VAT

Non-members £230 + VAT

COURSE CONTENT

• Introduction to Trade
• Business Responsibilities
• Export process
• Import process
• Valuation – explanation of the main methods and their application
• Classification – determining the use of commodity codes
• Using Customs Procedure Codes – use of appropriate CPCs
• Export and import controls
• Reliefs
• Preferences
• Customs simplified procedures – explanation of procedures and benefits

COURSE DATES INCLUDE:

22nd November 2019

THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR THOSE WHO NEED AN UNDERSTANDING OF CUSTOMS REGIMES AND HOW TO COMPLETE A BASIC CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM.

Assessment: no formal exam will be taken however delegates will get to complete simulated forms to ensure they can complete simple customs declarations correctly.

This seminar is aimed at businesses that are either thinking about applying for AEO or have just started the application process. This practical session will run through the AEO framework with hands on advice and support on how to benefit from AEO.

For traders currently examining their options to determine if AEO trusted trader status is the right fit for their business or if alternative Customs reliefs such as Customs warehousing or inward processing, or even supply chain modification may be more appropriate.

What is Authorised Economic Operator?

AEO is an EU wide program designed for “trusted traders” who are able to demonstrate consistent quality, compliance and trustworthiness in their supply chain to Customs authorities.  AEO status does not eliminate potential tariffs on importation of goods but it can significantly help mitigate non-tariff costs associated with international trade in particular simplifying the importation and exportation process and bringing faster and more efficient clearance of goods at Customs frontiers.

Seminar Content:
• Overview of AEO
• Compliance criteria
• Safety, security & customs
• Understand the types of policies & procedures that may be required
• Application and authorisation process

Who is this seminar for
• Managers/Directors with responsibility for customs control & compliance
• Financial/ Supply Chain/ Logistics Managers
• Import/Export Administrators who have responsibilities for controlling declaration

Our HMRC seminars are regularly over-subscribed, therefore to secure your place please register your interest with Stephanie Warrington as soon as possible on s.warrington@chamberelancs.co.uk or call 01254 356473

Please note when booking an event: refunds cannot be given for cancellations received 48 hours or less before the event booked.

The Sales industry can be a lonely place, full of pressure, targets with little time for self-development. For many sales professionals in East Lancashire, it’s hard to know sometimes where to go to find support and education.

Chamber Sales Professionals Club in partnership with Sales Geek is the new home for sales professionals. We aren’t about PowerPoints or lectures; we want to provide a home within Lancashire where sales professionals from all backgrounds, experience levels and industries can learn from each other and find their own route to sales success.

This is not your standard networking event, so while commercial relationships will naturally evolve, please don’t come armed to sell to the room. We want attendees to be able to create business allies, meet peers, learn from each other’s experiences and create long lasting relationships.

About the Hosts
We will have on hand two sales geeks, with over 35 years’ combined experience in sales strategy, direct sales, sales training, sales recruitment, B2B Sales, B2C Sales and business planning to assist you on your journey, as well as special guests on a regular basis.

Members £5 plus vat, non-members £10 plus vat.

This year’s Sales Club is sponsored by Cloud Sauce and Production Print Direct.

Is your business ready for Brexit?

Does your company use customs agents and intermediaries to help you trade with the EU?

If so, you need to know how to meet customs requirements fast and efficiently after the UK leaves the EU. There will be new processes to follow and new forms to complete.

We can help.

Our training will highlight what you need to know to be able to accurately complete a simple customs declaration.

COURSE OPTIONS:

Face to face classroom courses (full day classroom delivery) and three hours of online e-learning:

Accredited Chamber members £280 + VAT

Non-members £350 + VAT

Online e-learning: (five hours including assessments)

Accredited Chamber members £190 + VAT

Non-members £230 + VAT

COURSE CONTENT

• Introduction to Trade
• Business Responsibilities
• Export process
• Import process
• Valuation – explanation of the main methods and their application
• Classification – determining the use of commodity codes
• Using Customs Procedure Codes – use of appropriate CPCs
• Export and import controls
• Reliefs
• Preferences
• Customs simplified procedures – explanation of procedures and benefits

THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR THOSE WHO NEED AN UNDERSTANDING OF CUSTOMS REGIMES AND HOW TO COMPLETE A BASIC CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM.

Assessment: no formal exam will be taken however delegates will get to complete simulated forms to ensure they can complete simple customs declarations correctly.

HMRC seminar for businesses looking to store goods with duty and import VAT suspended.

Will you be buying from the EU after the UK leaves the EU?

To continue to support businesses with buying raw materials and stock from overseas, HMRC can help importers to store goods in the UK with duty and import VAT payments suspended.

This seminar will take a look at Customs Warehousing, a process which allows authorised traders to store goods with duty or import VAT payments suspended, until such time they are sold or the goods are no longer required to be stored.

SEMINAR CONTENT

> What is a Customs Warehouse?
> Benefits, responsibilities, administration and operational requirements
> Authorisation Process
> HMRC compliance and checklist – is it for my business ?

WHO IS THIS SEMINAR FOR

UK traders buying from outside the EU. Important: This may become particularly relevant to companies that currently trade predominantly with the EU, where there are currently no tariffs on UK imports from the EU.

Please note when booking an event: refunds cannot be given for cancellations received 48 hours or less before the event booked.

Logistics Group is a brand new network for 2019 aimed at the Logistics sector, including HGV warehousing distribution.

This group will provide Lancashire businesses with access to information, opportunities and best practice insights as well as providing a forum to meet with their peers. These meetings will be hosted by local companies from within the sector and may include a factory or showroom tour. Unlike many networks, this is a closed group and focuses on the needs of Logistics businesses only.

This event is free to attend, however places are limited and will be allocated strictly on a first come, first served basis.

The Curry Club is an East Lancashire Institution. Since 2006 local businesses have regularly gathered together to network and share a fine curry lunch in a relaxed informal setting. Each event features a guest speaker to inspire or motivate. This year’s Curry Club sponsor is KeyFleet Vehicle Leasing and Fleet Management.

East Lancs Chamber and KeyFleet are working on an exciting line-up of guest speakers for this event, including Founder of M+ILK PLUS, Camilla Ainsworth.

Fresh from finishing runner up on this year’s BBC The Apprentice, Blackburn born Camilla quickly got to work agreeing a deal with Holland and Barrett to sell her nut milk product M+LK Plus. Like all great products Camilla’s nut milk idea was born of necessity after becoming frustrated with the lack of choice available for those that don’t drink cow’s milk. Camilla has had one heck of an amazing year and will be sharing her story with us all!

Book online now at https://www.chamberelancs.co.uk/latest-events/.

Alternatively, contact Debbi Dawson on 01254 356439 / 07989 978 287 or email d.dawson@chamberelancs.co.uk for more information.

Members £25 plus vat, non-members £35 plus vat.

Businesses can use Inward Processing to get relief from Customs Duty and import VAT on goods that are imported from outside the EU to be processed, and then exported outside the EU, or released for free circulation in the EU.

Outward Processing allows EU traders to temporarily export goods from the EU for processing or repair in a third (non-EU) country and then claim full or partial duty relief when the goods are re-imported.

This seminar will provide an overview of these reliefs, and share valuable tips and advice on how these reliefs could work for your business.

Please note when booking an event: refunds cannot be given for cancellations received 48 hours or less before the event booked.

Be amongst the first to see the latest economic survey results when they are revealed by Stephen Gregson, Corporate Finance Director at MHA Moore and Smalley.

The Lancashire Quarterly Economic Survey measures trends on sales, exports, workforce levels, investment and business confidence and is a leading indicator of economic performance. It contributes to the British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey which is used by Government and the Bank of England when making major economic decisions such as setting interest rates.

The presentation will be preceded with an opportunity to network with other businesses over a light breakfast. The event is FREE to members and non-members of the Chamber.

HAVE YOUR SAY!!
Ever felt like telling the Government what it’s REALLY like being in business in 2019? Well, here’s your chance. The BCC’s Quarterly Economic Survey is a highly respected snapshot of economic conditions for business. It is taken seriously by Central Government, is one of only three national surveys regularly used by the Bank of England when setting monetary policy and is reported widely in the media.

To receive your personal invitation to have your say, subscribe to our mailing list at https://bit.ly/2RPXFXy

Special Procedures are schemes available to importers and exporters to waiver, suspend or drawback customs duties. When operating under a Special Procedure goods are still within the control of HMRC even though they have been released from the place of arrival.

Under any authorisation process HMRC checks that the company has relevant written procedures and skilled staff and determines how to use and maintain records for each procedure so it is important to understand your obligations.

Understanding these procedures can help in identifying which scheme can be used in a given situation, minimise import duty payments and subsequently benefit cash flow within your business.

SEMINAR CONTENT

• Processing: Inward Processing (IP) and Outward Processing (OP) relief
• Specific Use: Temporary Admissions (TA), End Use Relief (EnU) scheme and ATA Carnets.
• Storage: Customs Warehousing (CW)
• Transit: Internal and External transit
• Summary Questions and feedback

Our seminars are regularly over-subscribed, therefore to secure your place please register your interest as soon as possible.

Please note when booking an event: refunds cannot be given for cancellations received 48 hours or less before the event booked.

This seminar is aimed at businesses that are either thinking about applying for AEO or have just started the application process. This practical session will run through the AEO framework with hands on advice and support on how to benefit from AEO.

For traders currently examining their options to determine if AEO trusted trader status is the right fit for their business or if alternative Customs reliefs such as Customs warehousing or inward processing, or even supply chain modification may be more appropriate.

What is Authorised Economic Operator?

AEO is an EU wide program designed for “trusted traders” who are able to demonstrate consistent quality, compliance and trustworthiness in their supply chain to Customs authorities.  AEO status does not eliminate potential tariffs on importation of goods but it can significantly help mitigate non-tariff costs associated with international trade in particular simplifying the importation and exportation process and bringing faster and more efficient clearance of goods at Customs frontiers.

Seminar Content:
• Overview of AEO
• Compliance criteria
• Safety, security & customs
• Understand the types of policies & procedures that may be required
• Application and authorisation process

Who is this seminar for
• Managers/Directors with responsibility for customs control & compliance
• Financial/ Supply Chain/ Logistics Managers
• Import/Export Administrators who have responsibilities for controlling declaration

Our HMRC seminars are regularly over-subscribed, therefore to secure your place please register your interest with Stephanie Warrington as soon as possible on s.warrington@chamberelancs.co.uk or call 01254 356473

Please note when booking an event: refunds cannot be given for cancellations received 48 hours or less before the event booked.

Businesses can use Inward Processing to get relief from Customs Duty and import VAT on goods that are imported from outside the EU to be processed, and then exported outside the EU, or released for free circulation in the EU.

Outward Processing allows EU traders to temporarily export goods from the EU for processing or repair in a third (non-EU) country and then claim full or partial duty relief when the goods are re-imported.

This seminar will provide an overview of these reliefs, and share valuable tips and advice on how these reliefs could work for your business.

Please note when booking an event: refunds cannot be given for cancellations received 48 hours or less before the event booked.

HMRC seminar for businesses looking to store goods with duty and import VAT suspended.

Will you be buying from the EU after the UK leaves the EU?

To continue to support businesses with buying raw materials and stock from overseas, HMRC can help importers to store goods in the UK with duty and import VAT payments suspended.

This seminar will take a look at Customs Warehousing, a process which allows authorised traders to store goods with duty or import VAT payments suspended, until such time they are sold or the goods are no longer required to be stored.

SEMINAR CONTENT

> What is a Customs Warehouse?
> Benefits, responsibilities, administration and operational requirements
> Authorisation Process
> HMRC compliance and checklist – is it for my business ?

WHO IS THIS SEMINAR FOR

UK traders buying from outside the EU. Important: This may become particularly relevant to companies that currently trade predominantly with the EU, where there are currently no tariffs on UK imports from the EU.

Please note when booking an event: refunds cannot be given for cancellations received 48 hours or less before the event booked.