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Business West's international trade team volunteers for Sixty-One’s Easter at Eastwood Park project

All Business West employees are encouraged to get involved in volunteering opportunities and can spend 2 days per year doing voluntary work. As a not-for-profit company, Business West wants to make a...
Elsa Mendl
Elsa Mendl
Posted on: 31.03.23
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Certificates of Origin: plain paper printing

For our customers that use Certificates of Origin Please note, we will be switching from pre-printed Certificate of Origin stationery to plain paper printing from 1st April 2023. This means that the...
Fiona Parsons
Fiona Parsons
Posted on: 27.03.23
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Celebrating International Women's Day with the women in international trade

International Women’s Day (IWD) is coming up on Wednesday 8th March, and the theme for this year is #EmbraceEquity . To celebrate, we spoke to two influential women forging their ways in the busy and...
Elsa Mendl
Elsa Mendl
Posted on: 02.03.23
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What are the alternatives to using an ATA Carnet?

What are the alternatives to using an ATA Carnet?
Elsa Mendl
Elsa Mendl
Posted on: 27.01.23
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SME exporters under tightening pressure

A British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey of more than 2,300 UK SME exporters has warned that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that export are facing 'tightening pressure' because of...
Fiona Parsons
Fiona Parsons
Posted on: 19.01.23
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Do I need a Pre-Boarding Notification or a Goods Movement Reference to transport goods overseas in a vehicle?

The short answer is very probably. The long answer is a bit more complicated as it depends on which ports you are transporting your goods from and to, but this short article will clarify some of the...
Fiona Parsons
Fiona Parsons
Posted on: 20.12.22
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Ballooning ATA Carnet Case Study: Flying Enterprises

We talked to Ian Martin, Chief Pilot and owner at Flying Enterprises, who used an ATA Carnet to take a client’s hot air balloon on a promotional film shoot to Las Vegas.
Fiona Parsons
Fiona Parsons
Posted on: 13.12.22
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5 Benefits of a Business West ATA Carnet when exporting abroad

An ATA Carnet acts as a 'passport for goods’ for temporary export and, in most cases, replaces the need for a customs declaration. Carnets were introduced to make trade between countries easier,...
Fiona Parsons
Fiona Parsons
Posted on: 15.11.22
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Foreign exchange volatility: some considerations for exporters

The findings of our recent Quarterly Economic Survey draws out the emerging issue of exchange rate volatility on businesses within our region. Claire Ralph, Policy and Projects Manager at Business...
Claire Ralph
Claire Ralph
Business West
Posted on: 08.11.22
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