Category: Brexit

On the 1st January 2021 you will potentially be liable for customs duty and import VAT when you import goods from the EU and you’ll need to submit safety and security declarations for all exports to the EU. Metro has produced a Brexit health-check questionnaire to help traders... Read more

“Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until data moves them.” On January 1st 2021 the United Kingdom begins a new trading relationship with the European Union and your data is needed now to keep your goods moving.  While lots of uncertainty a... Read more

The UK’s freight forwarders’ association, BIFA, has warned that the government had failed to recognise the practical constraints to building sufficient post-Brexit customs agent capacity in the industry which was still reeling from coronavirus. Industry experts agree that the proposed £50... Read more

Wooden pallets carrying goods from outside the EU must be heat-treated or fumigated and certified before they can enter Europe, but the UK doesn’t have enough of these pallets to trade with the EU after the end of the year. International Standards For Phytosanitary Measures No.15 (ISPM 15) d... Read more

On the 1st January 2021 - Brexit - no customs border posts will appear between the UK and the EU, but you may need to pay customs duty and import VAT when goods pass across the new ‘border’ and you'll need to submit customs declarations and pay administration fees for their completion and sub... Read more

On Monday 13th July, HMG delivered their new Border Operating Model covering how UK Imports and UK Exports will look from 1st January 2021. To date, it is the most comprehensive model that has been released, and finally provides clarity to UK businesses as we move towards the Brexit door in th... Read more

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