Meet TariffTel at IFE Manufacturing 2026

Visit our stand at IFE Manufacturing, ExCeL London | 30 March – 1 April | Stand N678

We’re exhibiting at IFE Manufacturing 2026 at ExCeL London from 30 March to 1 April, and we’d love to see you there. You’ll find us on Stand N678.

IFE Manufacturing is the UK’s leading event for food and drink manufacturing, bringing together producers, suppliers and industry leaders to discuss the challenges and opportunities shaping the sector. For us, it’s the right place to be talking about one of the most overlooked risks in food and drink trade: tariff code accuracy.

Why classification matters for food and drink

Food and drink products are among the most technically complex to classify. The tariff code you assign doesn’t just determine the duty you pay, it flows through your entire supply chain, affecting landed cost calculations, margin forecasts, pricing decisions and supplier negotiations.

Small differences in how a product is prepared, preserved or packaged can shift it between tariff headings entirely. Sugar content, fat percentages, whether something is baked or fried, retail or bulk packaging, all these details determine the correct code. If you get it wrong and the cost compounds across every shipment and every SKU, it can often be years before someone notices.

When we audit businesses, we typically find that 2 out of every 5 tariff codes are wrong. In the food and drink sector, where product complexity is highest, the risk is even greater.

We’re trusted by leading food and drink brands including M&S Food to deliver tariff codes that are 99.9%, and as a result, we were named FDEA Export Service Provider of the Year 2025 in recognition of the role we play in helping UK food and drink businesses trade with confidence.

We’ll be talking about this and more at our stand throughout the event.

Elizabeth Davies will be speaking on the Business Growth Stage

Our Head of Customs Compliance and Classification, Elizabeth Davies, will be speaking at IFE Manufacturing on Day 2 of the event as part of the FDEA seminar programme on the Business Growth Stage.

Session: Reducing Export Friction: How Defra & TariffTel Can Help You Trade Smarter
When: Tuesday 31 March, 11:00 – 11:45am
Where: Business Growth Stage, ExCeL London

The session will explore what’s being done to reduce the friction food and drink exporters face in international trade, and where to turn for practical advice and support. Elizabeth will share insight on the classification challenges specific to the food and drink sector, how accurate tariff codes support smoother trade, and the role technology and expert oversight play in keeping businesses compliant.

If you’re a food or drink manufacturer, exporter or importer dealing with the complexity of tariff codes, this session is well worth attending.

What to expect at our stand

Come and talk to our team on Stand N678.

Whether you’re unsure about the accuracy of your current tariff codes, dealing with the complexity of food classification, or just want to understand how a dedicated classification platform works, we’re there for the full three days.

What you’ll find:

-How TariffTel captures detailed product data directly from suppliers — including nutritional content, processing methods, ingredients and packaging formats — to ensure every code is based on accurate, complete information.
-How our expert-verified automation delivers 99.9% accuracy with a full audit trail behind every classification decision.
-How leading food and drink businesses like M&S Food use TariffTel to achieve 100% compliance across thousands of complex SKUs.
-How our platform connects with your existing systems — via Excel upload, ERP synchronisation, purchase orders or PLM integration — so classification fits into your workflow, not around it.
-How small and medium-sized business use our platform for speed and accuracy to stay compliant and expand with confidence to new markets

Come and see us

IFE Manufacturing is free to attend. Register at ifemanufacturing.co.uk and come and find us on Stand N678. If you’d like to book time with our team in advance, drop us a message at [email protected] and we’ll make sure we’re available for you.

We look forward to meeting you there.