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On the 11th of March Great Britain has taken the decision to delay the introduction of a range of post-Brexit import checks on goods from the European Union by around six months, saying businesses needed more time to prepare because of the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Three-quarters of British manufacturers are struggling to cope with delays in moving goods in and out of the EU amid continuing disruption caused by Brexit and the Covid pandemic, industry figures said. A recent Brexit trade survey found that 74% of British firms have been hit by delays with EU markets.

The UK and USA have today agreed a new joint approach to the longstanding trade conflict over aerospace tariffs. The United States will temporarily suspend all retaliatory tariffs on direct exports from the UK to the US resulting from the Airbus dispute for four months, in an effort to reach a negotiated solution to theContinue reading “USA suspends tariffs on UK goods”

“The hard work starts now” on a new tax-free zone covering Felixstowe and Harwich which is expected to give a £650million boost to the region’s economy – after it was given the green light in the Budget.

The new Rules of Origin that came into affect on the 1st January 2021 have been what has caused many issues & problems for our clients, especially those that send goods into Ireland.

The Port of Felixstowe are making a number of changes to the Vehicle Booking System (VBS). Changes will come into affect at 09:00AM on Monday 22nd February 2021.

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has concluded a 5-day visit mapping the path to a potential future free trade deal and deeper trading ties with the world’s largest democracy. The Secretary of State is today announcing that the Government has helped to secure a number of investment wins that will create jobs across the UK.

The United States and United Kingdom have concluded an arrangement to formally recognise one another’s Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programs. “This arrangement will take U.S.-UK cooperation on supply chain security to the next level,” said William A. Ferrara, Executive Assistant Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations. 

So the first month of 2021 is now complete and Brexit and all its changes (for better or worse) are now being adopted by companies across the UK. News continues to drop daily about new deals, issues that companies are having and so on.