Lesley Batchelor OBE: Well, I have to say that I was very
pleased to see how the new incoterms impact and how they're
beginning to really get people to think and I suppose with the
current circumstances with Brexit, etc, people have been
much more trade aware much more keen to understand what's going
on. And obviously, I think that makes a huge difference. So,
incoterms 2020 we're trying to make sure that we have
accredited trainers out there that who understand how to do
the terms, how to use them properly, and to stop any
confusion that there can be. I honestly believe that if you can
start off and encourage British businesses types and have a
contract and an understanding of the International terms and
conditions that they should have, and an understanding of
how the incoterms impact on those conditions. We're actually
going to start international traders and help businesses, not
get into misunderstandings not to get into trouble doing
things, and actually really trade successfully, especially
as we're moving into this new world of everybody trading with
the rest of the world instead of just that. And I think
obviously, people that are trading with the EU will also
have to take careful note of this too, because they will be
operating or should be operating under international terms and
conditions.
Chris Southworth: I mean, I think, you know, go to the
source, you know, incoterms comes from ICC. So if you're
seeing Incoterms out there that it's not ICC got the ICC brand
on it be worried, ask the question, is it right? Am I
being trained by the right people? Am I getting the proper
advice from from where the source is, which is the
international Chamber of Commerce. Secondly, you know,
get training - there is no harm whatsoever in getting a
refresher or getting teams up to speed. But it definitely
requires training to use incoterms correctly and use them
correctly. And be aware that when you're trading into some
markets, some governments enforce the incoterm - legally,
you have to use specific incoter s you will be very it's not jus
about what the incoterms are pe se. It's also unders
anding who or what countr you're trading into and what t
ey require you to use.