Trade & Logistics Community
Trade deals, border controls, customs, the Windsor Framework and supply chain disruption
Giving you all the insight and information you need to work with your suppliers to reduce friction and improve the efficiency of your supply chains.
In the Trade and Logistics Community, we help shape Government policy on trade deals and border controls to deliver pragmatic solutions for your supply chains. We are influencing the future relationship with the EU and challenge current agreements, including the Windsor Framework for GB to Northern Ireland movements. We will also give you the best insight on supply chain disruption, such as recent incidents in the Red Sea.
We can help with both the technical detail of customs controls as well as the strategic approach to trade, all designed to deliver the best support for your supply chains.
Objectives
Anticipating and assessing disruption to global supply chains
Providing latest updates on customs and border checks
Sharing latest detail of UK border controls with the EU
Engaging with Government plans to review EU trade deal
Members
The following key roles and the teams that report into them:
Corporate & Public Affairs Directors
Executives in Excise, Customs, Trade, Regulatory Compliance
Senior executives/managers with responsibility for Brexit and trade planning/work which may cover HR, procurement, risk, tax, customs, VAT, and other areas
Associate Members
Latest Content
EventLearning ProgrammeBRC Summer School 2025
10 June 2025Ashridge House, Berkhamsted
EventWebinarLeading in the Industry: Seeing a Bigger Picture with the Learning Team
12 March 2025Online
EventLearning ProgrammeBRC Retail Masters 2025
10 March 2025The Form Rooms, Covent Garden
EventMasterclassLearning ProgrammeSustainability Masterclass: Developing and delivering your strategy
12 February 2025The Form Rooms
EventLeading People: A People-Centric Approach with the Learning Team
12 February 2025Online- Member Access
BriefingFMD in Germany Briefing & Advice for Members
16 Jan 2025 - Member AccessArticle
Regulatory Watchouts for 2025
02 Jan 2025 - Member AccessMeeting Note
BTOM Catch Up - 04.12.2024 - Meeting Minutes & Notes
04 Dec 2024 - Associate Insight
Product and supplier risk management for retailers
26 Nov 2024 - Briefing
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
31 Oct 2024
What our members say
The BRC allows a fiercely competitive sector to come together on some of the most important issues of the day. When it focuses on the long term topics that require well considered political and legal change it is at its most effective.
The BRC is invaluable in bringing retailers together to discuss crucial topics and then lobby the retailer message to government on our behalf. The BRC’s media presence and focus on promoting the interests of retailers allows us to align on issues impacting the sector.
A very effective business network that provides insight and coordinates industry opinion.
The BRC continues to do an excellent job of supporting the retail sector and its individual members on a wide variety of issues.
Adds a lot to our business, great sounding board, very well connected and able to influence.
A positive and considered voice for our industry, useful learning/ business-focused communities that help our team in their roles, and data insights that help us benchmark our performance.
Community Manager
Andrew Opie
Director of Food and Sustainability
Andrew heads up the team focusing on the production, labelling and sale of food alongside the responsible sourcing and production of all retail products. Covering a complex legislative agenda, he and his team work closely with key officials in all UK Governments and Brussels. They are also working closely with key NGOs and partners in the supply chain to improve the way products are made and sold.
Andrew has huge experience in food production from his time with the NFU and before that as Chartered Surveyor managing a dairy estate.
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