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For companies depending on fast, small deliveries, the costs of new Brexit trade rules are mounting.
How has such a traditional industry as cider-making fared in the current climate? I spoke to Matilda Temperley from Burrow Hill Cider and the Somerset Cider Brandy Company.
The cost of new regulations means we’ve had to pause sales to the EU, losses are mounting and the government isn’t listening.
Hugo Boss and Zalando suspend NI deliveries
21/12/2020
Some online retailers are suspending delivery to Northern Ireland.
We speak to makers, artists, galleries and small enterprises about their struggles with the new rules for Britain's trade with the EU.
How have consumers and businesses been impacted a month on from the end of transition period?
01/02/2021
What has changed in the 31 days since the UK left and how has it impacted consumers and businesses?
How Brexit is Levelling Down Luxury Brands
31/01/2022
Britain’s economic and cultural prowess is suffering due to post-Brexit tax changes, reports Sascha Lavin. / As the Government publishes a 100-page ‘benefits of Brexit’ paper today, luxury brands are calling on Boris Johnson to rethink a post-Brexit policy that is harming their international competitiveness.
Getting married? Couples face wedding disappointment with wrong flowers and food due to Brexit
10/02/2023
Venues, florists, caterers and cake makers said clients are having to manage their expectations.
The prime minister has imperilled peace in Northern Ireland, and every day the economic fallout worsens.
More food items are likely to disappear from supermarket shelves as companies struggle to fill roles after lockdown.
The Folio Society says it is “deeply saddened” by post-Brexit VAT regulations that mean it can no longer afford to deliver to 17 EU countries.
"It's not us putting the prices up, it's Brexit." / Rosa shared some staggering statistics. Between the referendum result in 2016 and May 2018, 1900 florists shut up shop. Between May to October 2018 more floristry businesses closed.
DPD pauses road service and retailers suspend sales or reduce lines amid concerns over paperwork and tariffs.
Deliveries from France and Germany are at around 50 per cent of pre-Brexit levels as hauliers avoid red tape and queues.
Centre in Baldonnell will serve customers across the island of Ireland.
Fashion counts costs of Brexit arrangements
03/02/2021
Uncommonly exposed to red tape and restrictions across the English Channel, the UK’s £35 billion fashion and textile industry is feeling the effects of its situation.
Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.
Readers report being handed charges when items arrive from UK despite being low-value gifts.
EU online deliveries to UK have halved
08/04/2021
Online deliveries to the UK from Europe have plunged 50.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, according to e-commerce shipping platform Sendcloud.
E-commerce deliveries to the UK from the EU plummeted by over 50 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 in comparison to the last quarter of 2020, research from shipping platform Sendcloud has found.
Some EU specialist online retailers have said they will no longer deliver to the UK because of tax changes which came into force on 1 January.
There will be some disruption to parcel delivery in NI as two companies suspend services due to Brexit.
Delays, fees and red tape cause shipping chaos from UK to Europe with parcels arriving a month late
03/11/2021
Anyone sending Christmas presents to loved ones should get moving – and be aware of the hoops they must jump through.
People looking to send gifts abroad this Christmas have alarmingly little understanding of how to navigate the customs rules and charges introduced when the UK left the European Union, new Which? research can reveal.