Anyone ordering goods from the EU in 2021 has likely come in for a nasty shock to the wallet.
HMRC warns Christmas shoppers over ‘unexpected charges’ from overseas traders brought on by Brexit changes
18/09/2021
With less than 100 days to go until Christmas, HMRC is urging shoppers to ensure they don’t get caught out by unexpected charges when buying from overseas traders.
WITH just 100 days to go until Christmas, HMRC is urging shoppers to ensure they don’t get caught out by unexpected charges when buying from overseas traders.
Customs duties rose to record £2.2bn in first six months since trade deal came into effect on 1 January.
An additional £600m in costs hit British importers since Brexit came into force, taxes which were not required when Britain was in EU's single market.
Non-binding opinion says UK allowed criminal gangs to flood Europe with cheap Chinese-made clothes.
UK food and drink exports to the European Union almost halved in the first three months of the year, compared with the same period in 2020.
Industry body says analysis of HMRC data shows structural rather than teething problems with Brexit.
HMRC figures released by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) have revealed a significant fall in food and drink exports to the European Union (EU) and other international markets in the wake of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
HMRC figures reveal huge year-on-year falls in trade, with whisky, cheese and chocolate worst hit.
For many sellers on Amazon, Brexit is causing significant problems. Last week my company decided to attempt our first shipment into one of Amazon’s European fulfilment centres since Britain left the European Union on 1 January 2021.
Costs will apply regardless of outcome of Brexit trade negotiations.
HMRC chief Jon Thompson reveals he faced death threats after setting out Brexit customs costs
11/10/2018
Thompson says that it is incumbent on civil servants to tell truth to power after speaking of personal impact of comments on Brexit.
Plans for Holyhead port show "just how shambolic" UK ministers have been on Brexit, Wales' first minister has said.
Brexit Delays Spark Rush for Warehouse Space
11/11/2020
Bonded customs warehouses are in demand to manage duties / U.K. firms exporting food to Ireland snap up Dublin storage
Customs experts and leading supermarkets warn produce such as meat, fruit and vegetables could be in short supply in Northern Ireland.
UK trade with the EU faces "significant disruption" when the Brexit transition period ends in January, a government spending watchdog has said.
Spending watchdog claims ports and businesses are not ready for 1 January, with Northern Ireland a big concern.
Cabinet Office minister warned hauliers that unless they get their post-Brexit paperwork in order there could be queues of up to 7,000 lorries.
‘Worst case scenario’ also warns of passengers waiting hours to board Chunnel trains to continent.
Thousands of lorries may have to queue to get into Europe after December 31
Businesses to face billions in customs declarations costs from 1 January under Government’s new Brexit border control plans
13/07/2020
Around 10 to 12 inland posts, five of which will be in Kent, are expected to be required to process goods coming in and out of Great Britain.
New border checks in Kent and elsewhere reverse 47 years of removal of trade barriers.
British companies trading with Europe will have to absorb a post-Brexit bureaucracy burden and fill in an extra 215m customs declarations at a cost of about £7bn a year, according to government officials.
Cabinet Minister Michael Gove has defended his plans for new post-Brexit border infrastructure after Labour said the government was unprepared.