We've all seen the Government's campaign to encourage businesses to be ready for the changes in EU trading arrangements on Jan 1st. But, are you sure your business is completely ready?We've put together a checklist of the jobs most businesses…
As part of your Brexit planning, our advice is to remember compliance is key.We can be sure that HMRC will be hot on compliance next year, we see they have recently updated the notice on penalties. Why it's worth checking…
Plans for the future of trade in Northern Ireland (NI) continue to emerge. Here's the latest Import Export Support update, along with links to pages of particular interest to any business that trades through NI. Trader support service The Institute for…
HMRC have issued a new regulation which is considered to be a change in UK practice. The updates, released in September, announce changes to two tariff headings. 7323: Table, kitchen and household articles of iron or steel This heading…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I regularly speak to importers and exporters in our region about the issues we’re all facing as Britain moves through the Brexit transition phase. Here is the IES update on the areas I think are important for fellow professionals in…
I work with many businesses who trade with the EU and right now I’m seeing a definite change of attitude. Those businesses who, up to now, have been relying on the Government striking a deal with the EU are now…