Event venue

Webinar

Target audience

These sessions are aimed at manufacturing and commercial companies of all sizes, across all sectors, with proven interests in the UK market.

Description of content and objectives

The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020 and has officially been a third country since that date, although a transition period is in place until 31 December 2020. Concurrently, negotiations have been initiated between the parties for a comprehensive agreement to regulate future relations, which, regarding trade, aims for a Free Trade Agreement.
Even in the event that a free trade agreement is reached, customs procedures will still be necessary, albeit in simplified forms designed to maintain a high level of fluidity in EU-UK trade.
To avoid losing, and indeed to consolidate, the significant market share gained in trade relations with the UK, it is essential that businesses understand all the impending changes and prepare themselves as effectively as possible to address them.
To this end, Confindustria, the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), and the Customs and Monopolies Agency are providing companies with training modules focused on customs issues, intended as a practical support tool to prepare for fulfilling all the procedures that the new structure of EU-UK relations will entail.

Each session, lasting 3 to 4 hours and led by specialists, will cover the following topics:

• Customs and tax legislation in the EU and the UK in light of the Withdrawal Agreement
• Customs procedures
• Classification, non-preferential origin and "Made in" status, and rules in view of a free trade agreement. Certificates, authorisations, and product marking or labelling
• Sectoral applications: business cases relating to the main sectors of interest for Italian companies

The sessions will be held remotely for a limited number of participants.

Participation is free of charge.

The first session "Customs procedures, simplifications and process optimisation in the trade of goods between the EU and the UK", coordinated by Confindustria Lombardia, will have the following programme:

09:00 Introductory remarks

• Chiara Fanali – Assolombarda
• Carlo Pirrone - Laura Travaglini – Confindustria
• Tindaro Paganini – Head of Training Services Office - ICE
• Gabriella Migliore – Brexit Help Desk at the ICE London Office
• Fulvio Liberatore - Easyfrontier, project educational coordinator

09:30 Sara Armella – Armella & Associati – Tax Law Firm
Classification, non-preferential origin and "Made in" status, UKCA marking

10:10 Massimo Fabio – Studio Associato – KPMG
Customs regimes: Export, Import and Special Procedures

10:50 Benedetto Santacroce – Santacroce & Associati Tax Law Firm
Customs formalities and taxation in trade with the UK

11:30 Customs and Monopolies Agency
The Administration's preparatory activities

12:00 Q&A

13:00 Close of proceedings

Registration details

As the maximum number of participants has been reached, registration for this first session is now closed.

However, you may register for the upcoming scheduled sessions by clicking on the following link: https://www.confindustria.it/home/appuntamenti/iniziative-progetti/dettaglio-evento/formazione-Brexit

Please note that the regional focus of each session is intended to ensure priority for companies based in that area in the event of oversubscription.

Contact

For further information:

• ICE – Italian Trade Agency: Via Liszt, 21 - 00144 Rome - Training Services Office - Email: g.evangelisti@ice.it
• CONFINDUSTRIA: Viale dell’Astronomia, 30 - 00144 Rome - International Affairs Department - Email: l.travaglini@confindustria.it
• CUSTOMS AND MONOPOLIES AGENCY: Via Carucci, 71 - 00143 Rome - Central Customs Directorate - Email: dir.dogane@adm.gov.it