The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

Annual General Meeting 2026

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2026 will be held in London at 8:00am GMT on Tuesday 17 November, in a hybrid format. The official notice of the third Annual General Meeting of the Chartered ...
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The Week Ahead in International Trade: Burnham on EU ties, EU-China auto agreement and Trump to ease Russia energy sanctions

Today, Zelensky will be addressing the Warsaw Security Forum to warn of ongoing Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Meanwhile OPEC – the Middle East’s energy consortium – is expected ...
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The Big Interview

Our technical director Anna Doherty sat down with International Logistics Buyer's editor Bethany Kellock to discuss customs modernisation. 1. Please introduce yourself and your role? a. I am the ...
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The Week in Trade: UK caught in EU’s EV tussle with China, Party conference season reflections and UK-EU emissions trading scheme success

The week in customs: The UK and EU have reportedly come to an agreement to link their Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS) – one of the three key pillars of ongoing talks to ‘reset’ the relationship set to ...
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The Day in Trade: Shadow chancellor promises tax cuts, trade ministers visits Central Asia and Houthi rebels pushed back from port

The Conservative Party conference continues in Birmingham, as the shadow chancellor delivered his major speech and set out the party’s plans for government if they are returned to office at the next ...
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Embed customs compliance confidence in your team with Business Membership

Join our Business Member community to equip your team to manage increasing risk and keep your cross-border trade moving. Enquire today about how Business Membership of the Chartered Institute of ...
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The Day in Trade: Carney-Burnham meeting on trade and defence, Houthi rebels claim Red Sea islands and UK inflation hits 3.1%

As part of his European tour, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney will today meet his UK counterpart Andy Burnham in Liverpool. Houthi rebels have made further advances in their Red Sea offensive, ...
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The Day in Trade: Successful ‘Ice Silk Road’ voyage, ‘Made in Europe’ fears persist in UK and Carney courts EU

Trade experts are hailing a major shipping breakthrough as a Chinese cargo ship completed its maiden voyage from China to Europe via the Arctic Circle. Further concerns about the impact of new EU’s ...
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Customs Notice: HMRC warns of significant CDS outage

HMRC's Joint Customs Consultative Committee has provided the following urgent message about a longer period of planned downtime for the Customs Declaration Service (26-27 September). Due to scheduled ...
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The £6.4m Airbus settlement: Compliance, disclosure and transparency

On 30 July 2026, HMRC announced that Airbus Operations Limited had agreed a £6.4m compound settlement for offences under the Export Control Order 2008, the largest such settlement for strategic export ...
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Day in Trade: Businesses confident in UK government’s three major business strategies but want simplified delivery, report finds

Businesses have expressed confidence in the Labour government’s long-term plans for trade, industry and small businesses, but wish to see simplified access to the support that’s being delivered.
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The Day in Trade: UK completes CPTPP ratification, maximum fine for sanctions evasion to double and new shadow trade secretary announced

The first day of September is already looking like an important one for international traders. Firstly, UK membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership ...