Government has announced a £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund to help small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). SMEs who trade only with the EU and are therefore new to importing and exporting processes will be able to apply for grants of up to £2,000 to pay for practical support and professional advice so they...
Business Minister Paul Scully is urging businesses who have not yet taken steps to prepare for the UK’s new start to act now. Firms are urged to ensure they have ticked off checklist of six key actions, as UK begins its new start outside of the EU. Paul Scully warns that now Brexit has happened:...
Government has produced a PDF document with flow charts to help businesses with the process of importing goods into Britain from EU countries. It covers the standard import procedure and using the delayed declaration system. There is also information on simplified declaration procedures and goods in transit. The ‘How to import goods’ PDF can be...
There have been some updates to government’s information, now the UK has left the EU. These include: Employing people – there are updates to the EU Settlement scheme employer toolkit Using personal data in your business Registering and renewing .eu domain names in the UK There are also a number of changes that will...
Government continues to stress that UK businesses need to make changes to continue trading post-Brexit. This also applies to moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021. They have launched the free-to-use Trader Support Service which will help businesses and traders prepare for the changes that will affect businesses that move...
The UK-EU trade agreement, which contains new rules for living, working and trading together, took effect from 23:00 GMT on 31 December 2020. Resume: trade and tariffs There will be no tariffs on goods (taxes) or limits on the amount that can be traded (quotas) between the UK and the EU from 1 January 2021....
Another deadline: There are “just a few hours left” for the UK and EU to agree a post-Brexit trade deal, says Michel Barnier. Speaking in the European Parliament, the EU’s chief negotiator said it was “the moment of truth” for the two sides to come to an agreement. While he said there was still a...
From 1 January 2021 free movement will end and the UK will introduce a points-based immigration system. The new system will treat EU and non-EU citizens equally and transform the way in which all migrants come to the UK to work. Anyone coming to the UK to work, excluding Irish citizens, will need to apply...
Business Secretary, Aloc Sharma MP, has said it is important that businesses are ready for the end of the transition period on 31 December, particularly in relation to Intellectual Property rules. There will be changes to how the Intellectual Property (IP) system and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will operate. These changes will affect: Trade...
The Business Intelligence and Readiness Directorate within BEIS has asked the NCC to publicise the following information in preparation for the End of the Transition Period. The Transition Period ends on Thursday 31st December – there will, they say, be no extension. The UK will no longer be part of the EU Customs Union and...