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»Date: 18th October 2019, 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
»Venue: 116 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ED
»Led by: WSTA's Rebekah Kendrick
»Open to: Trade & Press, WSTA members & non-members
A seminar to help businesses understand how to import and export alcohol post-Brexit. Free to all drinks businesses, including non-members.
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) is hosting  FREE seminar offering the most up to date information to help businesses understand how to import and export alcohol post-Brexit. You do not need to be a WSTA member to attend – non-members are encouraged!
The event is recommended to all businesses importing or exporting alcohol to and from the EU post-Brexit. We think it would be particularly valuable to SMEs but all companies are welcome.
We are offering a one-stop-shop to ensure drinks businesses can understand the complex implications of the changes resulting from a No Deal EU Exit, with a focus on:
Speakers will be announced in due course.
Please get in touch with any dietary requirements.
9.30am |
Welcome Refreshments & Registration |
1st Floor |
10.00am |
WSTA WelcomeMiles Beale, WSTA Chief Executive (Minister invited) |
Nash Room |
10.20am |
Session 1 – The Operating Environment
How it currently works: EU – UK movementsDavid Richardson, WSTA Regulatory & Commercial Affairs Director
How it currently works: EU – third country movementsEd Baker, Managing Director, Kingsland Drinks
Changes to the movement of goodsDavid Richardson, WSTA Regulatory & Commercial Affairs Director |
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11.30am | Refreshment Break | 1st Floor |
11.50am |
Session 1 – The Operating Environment
Customs & ExciseSpeaker TBA
Rules of OriginSion Pryse, Rules of Origin Team, Defra
Session 1 roundup and Q&A |
Nash Room |
1.00pm | Lunch Break
Buffet lunch and refreshments |
1st Floor |
2.00pm |
Session 2 – Beyond Stockpiling
Practical steps: EORI, TSP, VAT, business establishment and AEOLesley Woodruff MAPM, Deputy Director – No Deal Stakeholder Engagement, Customs and Border Design, HMRC
Drivers and vehiclesDuncan Buchanan, Policy Director – England & Wales, Road Haulage Association (RHA)
WarehousingSpeakers TBA |
Nash Room |
3.00pm | Refreshment Break | 1st Floor |
3.20pm |
Session 2 – Beyond Stockpiling
Post-Brexit PaperworkRebekah Kendrick, WSTA Head of Brexit & EU Affairs |
Nash Room |
3.40pm |
Roundup & Speaker Q+A sessionMiles Beale, WSTA Chief Executive |
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4.30pm | Networking Session | |
5.00pm | WSTA Networking Drinks | |
6.00pm | Close of event |
If you didn’t manage to snap up a ticket to the event, video links will be made available in due course on the WSTA website, via this link:
WSTA Brexit Preparedness Seminar 2019 Recordings
For those of you that did manage to attend, the WSTA has made the full slide deck available to download for your reference:
WSTA Brexit Preparedness Seminar Presentation
A standalone guide has been produced to help drinks businesses understand some common terms they may here throughout the Brexit debate.
You can download the guide here
Find out what wine and spirit businesses have been doing to prepare for No Deal and the recommendations WSTA have put to Government to support the wine and spirit industry whatever the Brexit outcome.
Get your copy here
For further information and advice, get in touch with the WSTA:
+44 (0) 20 7089 3877
Questions arising from the seminar will be published soon.
If you have a question regarding Brexit preparedness, please email rebekah@wsta.co.uk
020 0789 3877
Email: info@wsta.co.uk