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AIBF Business Person Of The Year

  • by Tracey Palethorpe
  • 20 Nov, 2023

On Tuesday 31 October, Rob Hardy received the All-Ireland Business Foundation UK-Irish Business Person Of The Year 2023 Award at aboard the Stena Adventurer. Captain J Hambley Jones, Senior Master of Stena Adventurer handed the award to Hardy onboard.

Hardy, founder of EORI Group – a groundbreaking venture in the customs process, received the award in recognition of how he has excelled in his business, whilst demonstrating a genuine appreciation for his Irish roots. The All-Ireland Business Foundation’s decision was based on broad criteria, including leadership and vision, business accomplishments and ancestral heritage, of which Hardy excelled at all.

A spokesperson from the All-Ireland Business Foundation said: “It is with great pleasure and pride that we extend our warmest congratulations to Robert Hardy, the esteemed founder of EORI group, on being named the UK-Irish Business Person of the Year 2023. This accolade not only recognises Robert’s outstanding achievements in the business world but also pays tribute to his deep connection with his Irish ancestral roots. As a UK-born entrepreneur with Irish heritage, Robert Hardy’s accomplishments exemplify the power of bridging cultures and forging strong business relationships between the United Kingdom and Ireland.”

Rob Hardy said: “Ireland holds a special place in my heart and the ability to support UK-Irish trade is an ideal opportunity to work with Irish businesses to facilitate trade in both directions. The Irish people are famed for their warmth and generosity, and we have certainly found that in business also. It is a real pleasure to be able to help businesses both sides of the Irish Sea and to open opportunities and forge relationships along the way.”

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In light of the UK's departure from the EU customs territory, we recognised the necessity for revised customs procedures where previously there were none. Initially projected at approximately two hundred million declarations annually, this estimate has now stabilised at less than one hundred million, yet remains a significant figure.

Our team at EORI plays a pivotal role in orchestrating approvals and furnishing round-the-clock customs assistance to ensure a seamless progression of the entire process. From the outset, we held the stance that Brexit couldn't be synonymous with "business as usual." The clearance of a truck from Lille should not be subject to the same protocol as a 40ft container journeying from Shanghai.

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"Trade within the EU thrives on repetition and rapid movement, demanding an optimized strategy that minimizes hindrances to the free flow of goods and avoids disruptions from customs formalities."

With the endorsement from HMRC for aggregation, our innovative CABIE solution alleviates border complexities and subsequent documentation burden, seamlessly releasing imported consignments in just over a minute.

Rob Hardy went on to emphasize:

"Imagine you have ten containers destined for the same recipient on a single vessel—our system empowers agents to submit a solitary import declaration. This level of efficiency is rarely feasible for RORO (roll-on/roll-off) truck traffic, where typically ten individual entries are required. This is where EORI diverges from the norm."

"Uploading documents and authorising import consignments now takes mere minutes and is often more cost-effective. We're striving to shift from quoting declaration fees to linking costs with shipment quantities—a transformation that CABIE has enabled us to implement."

EORI primarily leverages customs simplifications for import clearances, irrespective of whether the arrival port employs GVMS (Good Vehicle Movement Service) or inventory-linked mechanisms. By embracing these streamlined procedures, the customs formalities can be decoupled from the movement of goods, allowing for post-delivery completion. Furthermore, repetitive trade streams can be consolidated under a single import declaration, spanning a span of up to ten days of shipments.

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