A new training and support package designed specifically to help small and medium-sized firms manage changes to trade rules with the EU has launched.
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As the weather improves, many people’s focus is turning to gardening. With Northern Ireland reliant on parts of Great Britain for its supply of plants the UK government has announced unilateral moves to ease the trade rules. On the scale of things, plants may not be a critical import or […]
More than 6.5 million UK jobs are supported by exports, according to research conducted by the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the University of Strathclyde.
The Government has announced that the UK has signed an Economic Partnership Agreement with Cameroon. The post-Brexit trade deal will support jobs and ‘build future prosperity’, the Department for International Trade (DIT) said. The deal provides certainty for businesses in both countries and allows them to continue trading without any […]
The European Commission, in response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, has decided to postpone its new European VAT rules for business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions until 1 July 2021. These new rules are part of the EU’s new e-commerce package and will look to introduce a VAT One-Stop-Shop (OSS) […]
The European Union VAT Refund system will not be accessible for expenses that occurred before 1 January 2021 after 31 March 2021, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has reminded UK businesses. After this date, UK businesses wishing to claim a VAT refund will have to do so manually through the […]
The Government has set out a path to a potential future free trade agreement with India following a five-day visit by the International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss.
A new report produced by the US-UK trade association British American Business (BAB) has outlined opportunities in which small businesses can overcome barriers to transatlantic trade to take advantage of trading relationships with the US. BAB has worked in partnership with the Department for International Trade (DIT) to host a […]
Following the end of the transition period on 1 January 2021, many businesses are taking on the challenge of overseas accounting for the first time. To support your business, we’ve answered some of the most common questions we’ve received over the past month. Is VAT applicable on the purchase of […]
The UK has secured a new trade partnership with India, which will help to secure investment that will create thousands of new jobs in the UK. International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss, recently concluded a visit to India, during which she met with representatives of the Indian Government to map a […]