Blog: Brexit

With a mission to “ensure that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance”, UK Export Finance has been helping businesses trade around the world for over a century. In this blog, we’re going to learn more about what the department does, and how export finance could help your business succeed. What

A revised Brexit timetable will give businesses “more time to adjust” to new trading processes, it has been suggested. The new schedule comes after concerns that firms are now focusing on recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, rather than new customs declarations and controls. Here’s what you need to know. Full customs declarations and controls to

Despite ‘officially’ leaving the European Union in January this year, there are still a number of loose ends that need tying up. In fact, the Brexit deal itself includes transitional rules that span from 2021 to 2028. While many of these rules relate to trade and customs, immigration is a matter yet to be fully

There is less than one month remaining to claim grant funding through the SME Brexit Support Fund, businesses have been reminded. The initiative – which helps new and established businesses adapt to post-Brexit importing and exporting processes – will close to new applications on 30 June 2021. If you need help trading overseas, here’s what

The Government has launched a series of short, informational videos designed to help your business move goods between the UK and the EU and the rest of the world. Here’s where to find them, and how they might assist you.   Exporting goods outside the UK Video link Useful for: Selling products overseas Staying compliant

Despite 100 days passing since the end of the Brexit transition period, official figures reveal that international trade has yet to recover. But why? In this blog, we’re going to explore what challenges businesses are facing, and how they can overcome them. How is international trade faring? According to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC),

Applications are now open for the Government’s SME Brexit Support Fund, which offers grants for up to £2,000 that can be put towards the cost of professional advice on import VAT. The end of the Brexit Transition period has changed the way businesses must account for VAT when importing from the EU and the new