Brexit Transition Period – 002
6th February 2020
5th February 2020 UK leaving the EU on the 31st January 2020 The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) have had a number of meetings recently with the Department for International Trade (DIT) to discuss the designation of Certificates of Origin
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Notice 022 – Update of Egyptian Regulations
24th July 2018
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOTICE NUMBER: 022 DATE: 31st May 2018 Dear all, Regulations update for Egypt We have received the following information from the Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce. These instructions are in light of the document issued in the name of
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Notice 003 – Regulation & E-z Cert Update
24th July 2018
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOTICE NUMBER:003 DATE: 8th December 2016 Dear all, Regulation Change to the British Chambers of Commerce Contract to deliver export documentation From 1st February 2017, all export documentation customers must be registered with our e-z cert certification service.
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Understanding documentation for 2021
2nd July 2020
Is your business ready for 1/1/21 and the end of the transition period? Are you a customs agent? Or does your company use customs agents and intermediaries to help you trade with the EU? If so, you need to know how to
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Update on Export Documentation after 1st January 2021
23rd December 2020
Surrey Chambers of Commerce recently ran a webinar talking about the upcoming changes to International Trade documentation. A copy of the slides of the presentation can be found below Export Documentation Update – Dec 2020 A recording of
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UAE Documentation Requirements
10th January 2019
Date: 3rd January 2019 We have been notified by the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce that with immediate effect, the following points must be adhered to in relation to submitting documents accompanying Arab Certificates of Origin for legalisation by the UAE
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Notice 016 – Algeria – Cert of Free Marketing
24th July 2018
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOTICE NUMBER: 016 DATE: 26th January 2018 Requests to Stamp Algerian Certificates of Free Marketing – Procedure We are aware that exporters are being asked to get an Algerian Certificate of Free Marketing certified by their local Chamber
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Notice 025 – Amendments to Exporter Statement for A.TR. Certificates
18th September 2018
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOTICE NUMBER: 025 DATE: 18th September 2018 Amendments to Exporter Statement for A.TR. Certificates It has come to our attention that there have been some minor amendments to the Exporter Statement for A.TR’s per Customs Notice 812. A
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International Trade : The Way Forward
29th September 2020
Today we live in a fast paced and ever evolving world. Recent history only goes to highlight that the future remains uncertain. At the end of this year we will leave the European Union and, of course, we hope
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Notice 015 – Qatar Update
24th July 2018
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOTICE NUMBER: 015 DATE: 9th June 2017 Dear all, Qatar – the latest information available – Statement from the British Chamber of Commerce in Qatar Companies trading with Qatar are becoming increasingly concerned about the severing of diplomatic
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Notice 33 – Preference and non-Preference Certificates of Origin- No Deal Brexit
18th March 2019
Surrey Chambers of Commerce is part of the British Chambers of Commerce accredited Chamber Network which continues to work to avoid a messy and disorderly exit from the European Union on 29 March. Whatever the outcome will be, however, businesses need answers
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Electronic Documentation
10th January 2019
Date: 3rd January 2019 We have been notified by the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce that with immediate effect, the following embassies will no longer accept documentation that has been electronically produced. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Iraq
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Notice 020 – Iraq – Import Licence Requirement for Private Sector
24th July 2018
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOTICE NUMBER: 020 DATE: 16th April 2018 Additional requirement for Legalisation of Arab Certificate of Origin for Iraq We have been made aware that the Iraqi embassy have issued a notice, effective from the 16th April 2018, that
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Update on mandatory ACI pre-shipment registration procedures via Nafeza & CargoX – Egypt
7th September 2021
Exporters to Egypt must now register to use the blockchain document transfer platform “Cargo X” which links to the NAFEZA system to comply with new processes from 1st October to cross the Egyptian customs border. This is a pre-registration system
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Brexit Transition Period – Notice 001
6th February 2020
5th February 2020 UK remains part of EU Free Trade Agreements during transition period I’m sure this will not be news to you; however, we have had a number of enquiries from companies and from colleagues across the International network
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Notice 33 – German Packaging Register
22nd July 2019
The German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce warns that the newly created German Packaging Register (ZSVR) has passed on some 2,000 discrepancies in reported packaging data to the relevant German authorities for legal enforcement. Affected companies can expect severe
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Notice 019 – Switzerland – Clarification of COO
24th July 2018
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOTICE NUMBER: 019 DATE: 26th March 2018 Certificate of Origin clarification for goods being exported to Switzerland We have been made aware that an increasing number of exporters are being requested to obtain Certificates of Origin that have
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Notice 017 – Turkey – ATR and Rule of Origin
24th July 2018
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOTICE NUMBER: 017 DATE: 13th March 2018 Notification regarding Certificates of Origin for Turkey We have been made aware that the Turkish customs authority have issued a notice, effective from the 28th February 2018, that for certain goods
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Legalisation of Arab COO- Bahrain
10th January 2019
Date: 9th January 2019 We have been notified by the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce that from the 1st December 2018, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain will only legalise Certificates of Origin that have been issued as their
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Notice 32 – Legalisation of Arab Certificate of Origin and Invoices – Saudi Arabia
27th February 2019
Legalisation of Arab Certificate of Origin and Invoices – Saudi Arabia Date: 27th February 2019 We have recently been advised by the Arab British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) that the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will no longer
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