Event Information

This webinar, in partnership with MHA, will provide scenarios that show how UK businesses can use the UK/EU Trade Agreement’s facilitations to minimise the impact of customs duties. Hear more on Rules of Origin, what UK business should have as evidence and how Freeports could be an option to facilitate trade and reduce customs obligations and duties.

Expert speakers will cover key areas of VAT and Customs, including:

• Processing and the UK/EU Trade Agreement – How manufacturers can use Inward and Outward Processing to minimise the customs duty in the supply chain.
• Rules of Origin – How to ensure your business is now meeting its obligations under the Trade Agreement.
• Manufacturing in the EU – Understanding your VAT obligations.
• Freeports – Overview of how the UK Freeports could benefit manufacturers and exporters.

Benefits of attending:

• Gain an understanding of how the UK/EU Trade Agreement can benefit manufacturers who sell into the EU.
• Have an understanding of how Freeports can benefit UK trade.
• Understand the impact of Brexit on supply chains and outsourcing of manufacturing to the EU.
• Gain an awareness of the requirements now in place for evidencing the Preferential Origin of goods.

About the speakers

Glyn Edwards, VAT Director, MHA
Glyn is a VAT Director based at our Leicester and Birmingham offices. Glyn’s VAT career started with H.M.Customs and Excise in 1989 and he spent seven years in the Department before moving to consultancy. His specialisms include land and property; the not-for-profit sector, health and agriculture. He is also a part of MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s market leading motor team. He is passionate about making VAT understandable to clients and always aims to seek solutions which work for a business as well as being compliant with the complexities of VAT regulations. Glyn has an enviable record in VAT litigation and dispute resolution representing clients in Tribunal and Alternative Dispute Resolution as well as instructing barristers in leading VAT cases. He is a chartered tax advisor and a member of the CIOT’s Dispute Resolution Group.

Andrew Thurston, Customs Duty Consultant, MHA 
Andrew joined MHA MacIntyre Hudson as our Customs Duty Consultant in October 2019. He joined from HMRC where he gained valuable experience liaising with all sizes and sectors of companies within the UK by facilitating customs procedures and assessing compliance. During his 15 years working in HMRC Andrew audited companies across sectors from retail, manufacturing and exporters who are involved in the supply of goods across global supply chains. Andrew works closely with clients across the Baker Tilly International Network to manage the complexities of customs regimes and identify potential opportunities for supply chain improvements and duty savings.

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