Pawel Jarza has been appointed to the role of frontier policy manager within the British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) policy and compliance team.

Jarza will be responsible for liaising with UK government departments such as HMRC and Border Force, as well as other relevant external stakeholders.

Jarza actually returns to working at BIFA as he was previously its policy and compliance adviser, focusing on customs issues. He will now work closely with Igor Popovics, policy advisor customs, and Robert Windsor, member services director policy and compliance.

BIFA says the appointment comes at an important period in the management of the UK frontier post-Brexit with the ongoing roll-out of the Border Trade Operating Model and the Single Trade Window, which, when fully operational, is designed to provide a gateway between businesses and UK border processes and systems, allowing users to meet their import, export and transit obligations by submitting information once, and in one place.

A graduate of the University of Wroclaw with a masters degree in International Trade Relations, Jarza has almost 20 years of experience in the logistics industry, mainly in customs compliance-focused managerial roles.

Steve Parker, BIFA director general, said: “We welcome back Pawel and are sure that his experience in the customs environment will help our policy and compliance department to fulfill its role of providing effective representation and support for BIFA members within the broader context of the UK and international freight services industry, during a period of momentous change in frontier procedures.”

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