Category: Brexit

The government today launched a £90 million public in­for­ma­tion cam­paign providing post-Brexit guid­ance, with ad­verts car­ry­ing a ‘check, change, go’ strapline, di­recting peo­ple and busi­nesses to an on­line checker tool that will tell them how to pre­pare for the UK lea... Read more

The government has pledged £705 million to prepare its post-Brexit borders and Metro has launched its ‘Brexit-Proof’ platform, designed to prepare shippers for the impending changes and keep their European supply chains running smoothly after 1st January 2021. Cabinet Office officials est... Read more

The British Ports Association (BPA) has welcomed new government funding of over £700 million to cover infrastructure, systems and staffing to cope with Brexit border requirements. The association, which represents the major ferry terminals that process tens of thousands of HGVs betw... Read more

The deadline for any transition extension has passed and the UK is going to complete Brexit on 31st December 2020. The Government have made it clear that they have offered support where necessary and expect you to be prepared. Ignorance of customs requirements after Brexit will not be a defence w... Read more

In June 2020, an EU Select Committee report found that frictionless UK-Ireland border through the use of technology may not be possible, as they only have the capacity to mitigate rather than to eliminate friction arising from customs checks and processes. The new customs declaration system (C... Read more

From 1st July duty deferment users, and EORI-registered importers who pay cash or an equivalent and do not hold a duty deferment account, will need to make payments of customs duties and import VAT by the relevant due date. As part of the package of measures put in place to support businesses ... Read more

With six months to go before the U.K. finally breaks its ties with the European Union, and hardly any progress made in the trade negotiations business is preparing for the possibility that the UK will leave the EU without a deal. For manufacturers, this includes rebuilding stockpiles. With ove... Read more

Responding to the UK’s plan for light-touch customs processes for importing EU goods, post-Brexit, the European Union confirmed it will enforce full customs and regulatory checks. We review the steps that will need to be conducted to export goods to mainland EU from 1st January 2021 - It’�... Read more

The UK left the European Union on January 31, 2020 with the transition period ending on December 31, 2020 and while the recent easements announced by the government will ensure continuity of import flows from 1st January there will be abrupt and major changes for exports to the EU, unless there i... Read more

Andy is “relishing the opportunity that Brexit brings” because, working with our IT development team, he is pioneering the automation of EU and UK customs declaration requirements, to streamline freight movements into and out of the EU. Andy joined Metro nine years ago, as import manager, ... Read more

As an EU member, the UK was automatically part of 3 trade agreements (FTAs) with 37 partners that have come fully into force, FTAs with 43 partners, that are provisionally applied and FTA negotiations with another 19 countries. Whilst the deadline for requesting an extension is officially 30th... Read more

The government confirmed on Friday that it will not request or accept an extension to the Brexit transition period and is replacing full post-Brexit border controls, with new import easements that defer customs declarations and tariff payments until July 2021. Despite their protestations that ... Read more