Why your business needs to trade with India: Largest democracy on earth: one of the worlds’ fastest growing economies: rapidly expanding middle class: priority trading market for the UK Government

Ben Ritherdon, Managing Director, Ritherdon & Co who attended our recent Middle East Expo said: –

“These are fantastic events, the combined experience and level of detail shared by the speakers help me prioritise which markets our business needs to enter.”

International line up of speakers

• Key markets and sectors: Mr. S. M. Chakraborty, Consul (Commerce) & Head of Chancery, Consulate of India
• Indian economy: Pratik Dattani, Managing Director, EPG Economic and Strategy Consulting
• Setting up a business in India: V Lakshmi Kumaran, Founder & Managing Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys
• Etiquette and culture: Ray Subhayu,Senior Business Development Manager, UK India Business Council
• Buying & selling in India: Pratik Dattani, Managing Director, EPG Economic and Strategy Consulting
• Overcoming regulatory and supply chain hurdles: Nikhil Singhal, Principle Associate, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys
• Getting your goods to market: Simon Booth, Supply Chain Sales Manager, DSV Air & Sea Ltd
• Minimising foreign exchange charges; John Sawyer, Financial Advisor, Morneycorp
• Financing your export order: Paul Wright, Senior UK Marketing Manager, London Forfaiting Company
• All you need to know about the Customs Declaration Service: John Griffiths, International Trade Development Liaison Officer, HMRC
• India and Intellectual Property: Jane Hedin, Senior Policy Advisor for India, Intellectual Property Office

Connect your business with key market experts in the exhibition rooms

Networking buffet lunch plus much more!

This event is sponsored by Forbes Solicitors, Progrex IT Solutions, Cardboard Box Company, Moneycorp and Emirates

Never again will there be such an opportunity to meet with all the organisations who can help you trade with tenacity in this country. If you are serious about doing businesses in India, you need to attend

This is a popular event so please register your interest as soon as possible. If you have been successful you will receive a confirmation email prior to the event. Please contact Stephanie Warrington s.warrington@chamberelancs.co.uk or call 01254 356473

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

The International Trade Club Breakfast meeting offers new and experienced traders, the chance to expand and update their knowledge, benefit from a wide range of informative presentations and enjoy a fabulous breakfast.

Guest Speakers:

Eliza Ward from the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), a membership organisation with over 90 members from large retailers such as John Lewis, most major UK supermarkets and brands such as Boden, Next, Jack Wills and many more. Eliza will talk about how businesses are using ETI tools to respond to the growing pressure for business to demonstrate responsible behaviour including the Modern Slavery Act.

John Pickervance is an Associate at Forbes Solicitors, specialising in Commercial Law matters both on a national and international basis. John regularly advises businesses of all sizes on international trade and in connection with contractual matters. Different laws and practices need to be considered when trading overseas and John will cover some of the main points to note and pitfalls to be aware of.

Despite the looming issues of Brexit, the UK continues to have a thriving business culture and recognises the need for short term business trips. Jacqueline Woodland  an Immigration Consultant with over 18 years’ experience in direct corporate/business immigration will provide vital information on how you can ensure your company is fully compliant – the do’s and don’ts, what documents are required, the length of stay and the cost; and most importantly are you using the Business Visa route correctly?

“The International Trade Club allows us great value access to a wealth of expertise and contacts in the field of export. Sharing experiences with like-minded exporters and the staff at East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce is a great way to increase our knowledge base and actively promote our business in the local area as well as further afield.”

JON HOYLE – Bright Engineering

Future Dates include:-

9th May 2019 – Breakfast Meeting
11th July 2019 – Breakfast Meeting
3rd October 2019 – Breakfast Meeting
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

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

To reserve your place please contact Stephanie Warrington on 01254 356473 / s.warrington@chamberelancs.co.uk

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

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.

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.