BHETA is to hold an introductory webinar entitled ‘Smart Border Connect – our market leading DDP Solution” with BHETA Service Provider, Dachser. The webinar is on Wednesday 18th September 2024 at 10.30am and the speaker is Dachser’s Peter Vickers, Business Development Manager – DIY Solutions.Smart Border Connect is billed as the ‘market-leading’ Direct Duty Paid (DDP) service, simplifying and streamlining trade between the UK and the European Union, and the webinar is suitable for DIY, garden, homewares, and small domestic electrical suppliers. Peter will talk for around ten minutes then answer questions. The agenda is as follows:Brexit has introduced numerous challenges for British exporters, but this innovative solution:• removes many of EU barriers• reduces export costs• provides frictionless access to DACHSER’s ‘market-leading’ European groupage network.Steve Turner, Export Director for Spear & Jackson and new Chair of the BHETA Export Committee, has used the new service and said, “At Spear & Jackson we have been extremely impressed with this service. The simplicity of navigating their Smart Border Connect system has made critical on time deliveries into the EU worry free.”Peter Vickers explained, “Smart Border Connect eliminates the need for EU VAT on importation, enabling trade with the EU as though Brexit never happened. With daily departures from every part of the UK to all EU destinations, we offer the fastest connectivity in the market, ensuring you can meet the needs of your European customers efficiently.”Dachser Logistics is a family-owned company headquartered in Kempton, Germany, renowned for its comprehensive transport logistics, warehousing, and customised industry solutions. In the UK, it operates from four key sites in Rochdale, Northampton, Dartford, and Bristol.The event is for BHETA members. Non-members who are interested in experiencing a BHETA event and are thinking of joining the association are also welcome to register for a ‘taster session’, on the condition they are happy to have a membership chat with the relevant sector manager.Register Here
