Customs Intermediary Panel Webinar - 16 July 11am

FPC Members are invited to join a webinar outlining the recently launched Customs Intermediary Standard on 16th July 2026 between 11.00 - 12.00.

Facilitator:

• HMRC

Speakers:

• Mark McGuire, Head of Customs Intermediary Strategy team, HMRC
• Pawel Jarza, Policy, Compliance and External Affairs Director, BIFA
• Anna Doherty, Customs Practice Director at the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade and Industry Chair of the HMRC Joint Customs Consultative Committee
• Emma Coker, Manager of Indirect Tax, Menzies LLP

Session Description

The Customs Intermediary Standard launched on 3rd June 2026. The Standard articulates best practice for intermediaries in the sector, what is expected of them to deliver a quality service to traders and also what traders should expect from intermediaries they do business with.

Previous webinars on this subject have covered what the Standard is, the criteria within, and how it differs from Authorised Economic Operator status. This session will be more of an opportunity for attendees to ask questions about the Standard now that the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) has been launched.

Format

• Member of HMRC to set the scene and introduce speakers- 2-3 minutes
• 4 industry representatives to speak about their role in customs, their involvement in the development of the Standard and why, from their perspective, it is important to the intermediary sector and wider customs system- 4 minutes each
• Open Q&A both on the call and in the chat- chat questions will be picked up and answered after the webinar
• Wrap up by HMRC (where to go for further information, assurance questions in the chat will be picked up and answered in due course)- 2 minutes

For more information on the Standard please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-for-customs-intermediaries