Statutory guidance: Moving parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework from 30 September 2024
The Government and the EU have agreed the Windsor Framework. This includes future changes to the current arrangements for sending parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. The Government has now published guidance which provides more information about the new arrangements for parcels that take place from the end of September 2024. Please do get […]
London Direct Vision Standard (DVS) Specifications Published
TfL have now published the operator guidance and specifications for the next stage of DVS. Heavy goods vehicles over 12 tonnes will need to have a three-star rating or fit a Progressive Safe System to operate in Greater London, from 28 October 2024. Click here to find out more on the TfL website. Members should […]
Changes to Alcohol Duty
At the Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor confirmed changes to the structure of the Alcohol Duty system, creating standardised tax bands for all alcoholic products based on alcohol by volume (ABV). These changes take effect on 1 August 2023. Changes to Alcohol Duty This post is intended to make you aware of steps to take if […]
AICES joins the UK’s first E-Commerce Trade Commission
AICES has joined the UK’s first E-Commerce Trade Commission, brought together by the Institute of Export & International Trade. Other members of the Commission include Amazon, Alibaba Group, eBay, Google Shopify, the Federation of Small Business, and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The Commission will run for two years and will […]
Windsor Framework –AICES statement
The Government has today issued a statement on the Windsor Framework which comes into force for movement of parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland from 30 September 2024. The Government is consulting with trade partners on implementation of the Windsor Framework. The parcels waiver will stay in place until 30 September 2024 and until […]
The Economic Impact of Night Flying in the UK – Report by York Aviation
In early 2021, Airlines UK, working with a number of industry partners including AICES, commissioned York Aviation to undertake an assessment of the economic impact of night flying in the UK. The primary purpose of this report is to update, refresh and extend previous research undertaken in this area to provide a strong evidence base […]