The power of six
To celebrate Import Export Support’s sixth anniversary, I’ve been looking back at the events which have had a big effect on our line of work - it’s been a tumultuous six years! 2014 July: Oil prices crash. What goes…
Do you import goods from South East Asia?
News has emerged that preferential rates are to be scrapped for some goods coming out of Cambodia. Here is our update on how this will affect importers in the UK. For many years, the WTO has promoted trade with less…
Northern Ireland – the mist is clearing
After our recent briefing on the future of trade in Northern Ireland (NI), further details have emerged on the Government's plans.For exporters in the East of England, below is our summary of the key points. Freight travelling from the UK…
Do you do business in Northern Ireland or Eire?
We want to alert businesses who trade with or through Northern Ireland to a simple but important job. HMRC is asking all businesses who move goods between GB and NI to fill in a short questionnaire. This will allow them…
How Johnson Controls took control of their imports and exports
This case study shows how a situation as difficult as the death of a colleague can be a catalyst for positive change.IES have been working with Johnson Controls in Great Yarmouth for a couple of years and I hope import…
Import Export Support: supporting Norfolk’s homeless young people
Tracey Renshaw and Tim Sims present the £200 cheque to Jessica Glover at The Benjamin Foundation We're proud to be able to make a donation to The Benjamin Foundation to help their work preventing youth homelessness in Norfolk. As the…
Do you trade with the EU? If there’s no deal, you must have an EORI number
Not every business knows that, in the event of no-deal with the EU on March 29th, for all movements into and out of the EU you will need to have an EORI number. You will also need to submit customs…
Milestones on the road to Brexit
18 Oct 2018: EU Council The recent European Council Meeting was originally billed as being the moment of truth where Teresa May would agree the terms of Britain’s withdrawal with EU leaders. However it turned out to be less of a…
As the Brexit bout continues, how can businesses box clever?
As the exit deadline gets closer and the EU & UK heavy weights slug it out in the Brexit negotiations, it is obvious that both sides are trying to land some knock out blows on the opposition. However, this shouldn’t…
Brexit: how import/export businesses can get on the front foot
So, todays headline is that the idea of a bespoke Brexit deal with the EU being offered by the Government this week will most likely be rejected by the EU 27. It appears that the only acceptable options to the…