The European Union has urged the Government to consider a Swiss-style veterinary agreement with Brussels on agri-foods. It is hoped the move would end a post-Brexit ‘sausage war’ row over certain goods moving between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland. Tension has mounted over trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, particularly chilled […]
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British businesses have been urged to prepare for changes to the rules over trade with the EU, which will come into effect over the next six months.
Trade will be severely impacted for GB exporters to the EU who are not registered for VAT, unless they sign up to a new scheme.
Talks between the UK and the EU over the ban of some British meat products being sold to Northern Ireland, gives a chance for calm, according to a European commissioner.
The UK and Australia have agreed a new trade partnership that will eliminate tariffs on all UK goods and encourage greater economic collaboration between the two nations. The deal is significant for the UK Government, as it is the first major trade agreement of its kind negotiated from scratch since […]
Despite the challenges to trade brought on by the pandemic and Brexit, more than a quarter of British businesses that don’t currently trade overseas are eager to. The new findings, published in a survey conducted by HSBC UK, revealed that many businesses were keen to start trading abroad but that […]
World-famous British food and drink, car, rail, and fashion industries are among those that could benefit from tariff-free trade with Australia. Some of Britain’s most famous exports could enjoy major wins from a UK-Australia trade deal, the Department for International Trade has revealed this week. UK negotiators are working to remove tariffs impacting our car, train, fashion, […]
With the double whammy of the pandemic and Brexit, expanding your business abroad could look like a risky project while uncertainty in both areas prevails. But branching out into a new market can be exciting, so preparation, preparation and more preparation is key before taking the plunge. It is important […]
China has replaced Germany as the biggest single import market for the UK in the first quarter of the year. The UK’s trade with the EU has slipped by nearly a quarter, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Trade with the EU fell by 23 per cent at […]
Countries in Europe sharing the euro currency slipped into a technical recession in the first quarter of the year, as they were hit hard by the global pandemic.