Borders for the Boardroom

Join Bonnie Gutz and Christopher Salmon as they discuss the impact and influence of major tariff mitigation programs including Duty Drawback, Free Trade Agreements, and Country-of-Origin and Sourcing Strategy.

In this episode Christopher Salmon and Bonnie Gutz explore why tariff optimisation has moved from “nice to have” to executive priority and how getting money back requires compliance.

Christopher Salmon (CEO) and Sarah Rice (Director) from the clearBorder team unpick the US 50% Ownership Rule and China restrictions impacting organisations working in Tech, Aerospace, Defence, Food, and Agri-Tech

Sarah and Chris from the clearBorder team discuss defence exports: where we are now, what next and how companies can prepare as new agreements come into force.

Tracy Doyle, Cross-Border eCommerce lead for AEB talks to clearBorder CEO Christopher Salmon. Providing the latest updates to the EU customs reform including the creation of the EU data hub and the removal of de minimis, consider the impact on different players across the supply chain.

This episode welcomes Kevin Franklin who brings 40+ years’ experience with HM Revenue and Customs and later worked as the Director National Customs Operations at the UK Border Force. Hosted by Christopher Salmon, CEO of clearBorder, they provide an overview of the HMRC perspective to customs and borders; the Department’s relationship with the border industry, and its role in supporting wider Government objectives at the UK border.

The team at clearBorder - Christopher Salmon, Sarah Rice and Dorian Rosca – look at the year ahead. What are going to be the driving influences and things to watch out for through 2026 especially in relation to UK / EU and UK / US relations, trade and tariffs?

After a turbulent start to 2026 Christopher Salmon, CEO and founder of clearBorder, looks at the importance of understanding the geopolitical context in relation to trade and tariffs. And explains why having a grasp of politics and policy is fundamental for board level strategic decision-making on trade.