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Good Practice Toolbox Downloads

BIFA's Good Practice series is for the exclusive use of current BIFA members.

If you experience difficulty in opening/downloading the file(s), please contact BIFA's Information Officer. If you have a question relating to the content of a document, please contact BIFA's Director General.

A Guide to Telex Release

Published: Mon. 11 Apr 2022  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.
'Telex Release' is a historic term that remains in use today. The term originates from when bill of lading releases were sent using a teleprinter machine on a network called Telex. Although the 'telex' fell out of use in the 1980s and was superseded firstly by fax and then by email the term is still used to release a bill of lading in lieu of an original copy.

A Guide to Exercising a Lien using the BIFA Standard Trading Conditions

Published: Mon. 1 Nov 2021  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.
Due to the necessity to be precise when dealing with a lien, this document has been prepared with formal legal language and terminology.

A Guide to Setting up as a Freight Forwarder

Published: Tue. 13 Jul 2021  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.
A freight forwarder provides a service to people and companies wishing to send goods from one country to another. The goods that are shipped can vary from a small parcel up to huge items. The mode of transport can be road, rail, sea or air.

Guidance on the difference between a declarant's liabilities under customs and excise law

Published: Mon. 28 Nov 2022  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.

A Guide on the Appointment and Responsibilities of a Customs Agent

Published: Wed. 2 Jun 2021  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.
BIFA is issuing the following guidance to assist Members in understanding their legal responsibilities and liabilities as a Customs agent.

A Guide to the use of BIFA Standard Trading Conditions 2021

Published: Thu. 18 Feb 2021  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.
Incorporation and key aspects.

An Introduction to Shipping Medicines and Vaccines

Published: Thu. 26 Nov 2020  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.
With the development of COVID-19 vaccines globally, it is imperative that the distribution of the same is managed efficiently and within already established guidelines.

A Guide to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code

Published: Tue. 20 Oct 2020  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.
Courtesy of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA). This is not a substitute for the IMDG Code, but a useful reference document.

A Guide to the CTU Code

Published: Tue. 15 Sep 2020  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.
The improvement of safety and security throughout the logistics supply chain is a subject many national and global organisations embrace. BIFA has in the past promoted the United Nations sponsored Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (the CTU Code), and we urge BIFA Members to read, disseminate to all staff and implement the guidance in the CTU Code.

A Guide to Minimising Supplier Risk

Published: Tue. 27 Nov 2018  -  This PDF file will open in a new window or tab.
BIFA has written three Good Practice Guides aiming to reduce the risk Members face relative to opening up credit accounts and undertaking new business, risk assessing individual consignments and cargo release against documents. However, from reviewing Member comments it has become clear that one of the biggest risks posed to them actually stems from their own suppliers. The two main inter-relating complaints concerned provider service failures and regulatory non-compliance.


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