Is a UK-EU Veterinary Standards Agreement on the horizon? Implications and challenges
By Alinea Customs The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union created regulatory challenges, particularly in veterinary standards. In 2020, whilst EU Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič proposed an equivalence agreement on veterinary safety standards, it was rejected by the UK due to concerns over European Court of Justice (ECJ) jurisdiction. With the UK-EU Summit in […]
EU VAT changes – is your eCommerce business ready?
Doing business with Europe has become so expensive and onerous since Brexit that a vast number of UK eCommerce businesses have simply turned off all EU activities. Managing the different VAT thresholds and rates across each EU country has certainly added to the admin burden and cost of doing business – so how much difference will the […]
OPINION: UK Business ill-prepared for post-Brexit Customs Complexity
2020 was meant to be the year of ‘Brexit Preparation’. When the UK left the EU on January 1st2020, firms involved in trade with the EU were set to spend 12 months on robust planning, maximising the 12 month Brexit transition period to understand the new trade and customs requirements. The transition period provided time […]
UK firms to ‘expand into overseas markets’ in post-Brexit landscape
Three in four UK businesses (78%) are putting plans in place to adapt for growth post-Brexit, with 18% of firms planning to expand into new overseas markets and one in seven putting plans in place to move their headquarters to an EU destination. That’s according to new research commissioned by ThoughtWorks which surveyed 1,026 businesses and […]
