Do you know how participation of the UK in the Amazon EFN program will affect your business? The start of 2022 has seen the announcement by Amazon that they will be reintroducing the European Fulfilment Network (EFN) between the UK and the EU. This service will be returning from 1st …
SMEs needing advice on imports and exports can apply for grants, HMRC confirms
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) requiring advice on imports and exports will be able to apply for a grant of up to £2,000, HMRC has confirmed. HMRC recently published guidance on the grants available to SMEs under the government’s SME Brexit Fund. As part of the scheme, businesses with up …
L’IVA nel Regno Unito dopo Brexit: una guida
Come cambieranno il commercio e l’IVA nel Regno Unito dopo Brexit? Questa è la domanda che molte aziende italiane si stanno chiedendo a seguito dell’uscita della Gran Bretagna dall’Unione Europea, avvenuta ufficialmente il giorno 31 dicembre 2020. L’accordo commerciale raggiunto il 24 dicembre 2020 è “a tariffa e a quota …
Brexit: l’accordo commerciale tra UE e Regno Unito
Il 24 dicembre 2020, il Regno Unito e l’Unione Europea hanno concluso uno storico accordo commerciale, quello che in inglese viene chiamato l’EU-UK “Trade and Cooperation Agreement”. L’accordo, un documento che conta quasi duemila pagine, è stato raggiunto solo una settimana prima dell’uscita ufficiale del Regno Unito dall’UE e stabilisce le basi per future collaborazioni …
The EU-UK Trade Agreement explained
On 24th December 2020, the UK and EU struck a historical trade deal: the EU-UK “Trade and Cooperation Agreement”. The deal, a 2,000-page-long document, was reached only a week before the official exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and it establishes the grounds for future collaborations between …
Scheme launched to support firms moving goods after Brexit
Traders are being urged to consider whether they need to sign up to the new UK Trader Scheme (UKTS) once the Brexit transitional period ends on 31 December. The scheme will ensure traders do not pay tariffs on the movement of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain where those …
How businesses can prepare for Brexit
It is now less than a month until the end of the Brexit transition period. Although the UK officially left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020, it has since been in the 11-month transition period, during which time it has remained part of the Single Market, the EU …
Businesses have ‘insufficient information’ on Brexit changes, BCC finds
An analysis carried out by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has suggested that businesses lack detailed official information on the rules that are set to take effect once the Brexit transitional period ends on 31 December. The BCC found that businesses have insufficient information in regard to 24 critical …
Government to proceed with plans to create freeports across UK
The government has confirmed that it will create new freeports across the UK in 2021. The Treasury has outlined the next steps for the creation of freeports, which it hopes will drive investment and create jobs after the end of the Brexit transition period. Sea, air and rail ports in …
HMRC urges VAT-registered businesses to prepare for Brexit trading changes
HMRC has written to VAT-registered businesses that trade with the EU outlining how they should prepare for Brexit trading changes set to take effect from 2021. The letters have been sent to VAT-registered businesses in Great Britain trading with the EU, or with the EU and the rest of the …