New tariff suspension scheme tailored to UK economy

New tariff suspension scheme tailored to UK economy to help make companies more competitive. UK firms will be given further help to become more globally competitive in a new scheme to suspend tariffs on certain imports. It will allow companies that use imports to ask for duties on them to be partially or wholly withdrawnContinue reading “New tariff suspension scheme tailored to UK economy”

How to prevent commercial vehicles from being used as weapons

New guidance designed to prevent commercial vehicles, including vans, lorries, buses, coaches and even cranes, from being used as weapons in acts of terrorism was published on 10 May 2021. The standard, which has been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI) sets out a raft of security measures to prevent criminals and terrorists from accessing commercialContinue reading “How to prevent commercial vehicles from being used as weapons”

Brexit trade and security deal

The European parliament has given its overwhelming backing to the Brexit trade and security deal, prompting senior figures on both sides to speak of hope for a “new chapter” of friendly relations after four years of division. Five MEPs voted against the deal, with 660 in favour and 32 abstentions.

UK and Indonesia trade relationship

The UK and Indonesia on Monday 26th concluded the first round of exploratory trade talks and committed to further strengthening our £3 billion trade and investment links through a new joint trade dialogue. The new Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) will help promote and develop trade, investment and economic cooperation ties and address marketContinue reading “UK and Indonesia trade relationship”