Kevin  Shakespeare

Kevin Shakespeare

Director of Strategic Projects and International Development at The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Kevin Shakespeare is the Director of Strategic Projects and International Development at The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade, the UK. The Director of the IOE&IT Academy and an approved UN international trade trainer, Kevin has developed several of the IOE&IT’s educational and training programmes including the Diploma in World Customs Compliance and Regulation. He has worked on trade initiatives with Invest NI, Scottish Enterprise, UK Export Finance, Saudi Export Development Authority, among others, and is also the dean of the UK Customs Academy and NI Customs and Trade Academy.

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Incoterms® explained: UK & EU trade risks after Brexit

Incoterms® explained: UK & EU trade risks after Brexit

Kevin  Shakespeare
Kevin Shakespeare
30 Dec 2025

A UK trade expert explains how Incoterms® are used and misunderstood in UK-EU trade after Brexit, and what compliance risks customs and trade professionals need to watch for. Topics covered: How EU exit changed the use and understanding of Incoterms in UK-EU/Great Britain-EU trade The four most commonly used Incoterms...

Valuation
Trade policy
The evolving role of customs intermediaries: standards, digitalisation and global compliance challenges

The evolving role of customs intermediaries: standards, digitalisation and global compliance challenges

Kevin  Shakespeare
Kevin Shakespeare
21 Oct 2025

During the roundtable "Customs brokers: ready for the future?", Kevin Shakespeare, Director of Strategic Projects and International Development at the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT), examines how the customs intermediary profession is evolving in response to regulatory change, trade complexity and digital transformation. Topics covered: The importance...

Digitalisation
Profession

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Incoterms® explained: UK & EU trade risks after Brexit

Incoterms® explained: UK & EU trade risks after Brexit

30 Dec 2025

A UK trade expert explains how Incoterms® are used and misunderstood in UK-EU trade after Brexit, and what compliance risks customs and trade professionals need to watch for. Topics covered: How EU exit changed the use and understanding of Incoterms in UK-EU/Great Britain-EU trade The four most commonly used Incoterms...

Valuation
Trade policy
The evolving role of customs intermediaries: standards, digitalisation and global compliance challenges

The evolving role of customs intermediaries: standards, digitalisation and global compliance challenges

21 Oct 2025

During the roundtable "Customs brokers: ready for the future?", Kevin Shakespeare, Director of Strategic Projects and International Development at the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT), examines how the customs intermediary profession is evolving in response to regulatory change, trade complexity and digital transformation. Topics covered: The importance...

Digitalisation
Profession