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The price of a container of imported fish has jumped by £11,000 - just don't mention the B word!
UK taxes on EU imports have increased hugely since the former’s official exit from the Union at the end of 2020.
UK businesses and consumers have paid 42% more in customs duties on goods since Brexit came into force on January 1 2021, it has been claimed.
Customs duties rose to record £2.2bn in first six months since trade deal came into effect on 1 January.
New ISM survey reveals how the Brexit Trade Deal has been a disaster for music businesses
17/05/2021
A new survey by the Incorporated Society of Musicians has revealed how the Brexit Trade Deal has been a disaster for businesses such as tour operators, instrument manufacturers and retailers as well as those involved in recording, music publishing and sale of music. One performer even said ‘the era of being a UK-based concert artist is pretty much over’.
New Government figures released 6 May revealed many businesses are still overwhelmed by the impact of Brexit. Over 39% of importers reported they are still struggling with new customs duties and 38.6% were battling with increased transport costs.
A £5 billion EU continuity trade deal with Mexico, hailed by Whitehall as an “Aztec Brexit Boost”, has become obsolete – after the EU signed a more generous and comprehensive deal between its 27 members states and Mexico.
Independent small businesses across the South West say their recovery from the pandemic is being hit by the impact of Brexit tariffs.
A major agency which represents Naomi Campbell and Twiggy has warned that models now face a three month wait to work in Europe, effectively killing off their chances at work in the EU post-Brexit.
Who’d have thought that three months on we’d still be struggling with Brexit barriers that impact how cross channel trade works? In fact, as a country, we haven’t even really got internal trade sorted with Northern Ireland still seeing issues ordering goods to and from mainland Britain.
I was asked for £2,000 more in duty and VAT to get it delivered
Brexit was hailed as an escape from the ‘red tape’ of the EU, however ecommerce businesses are learning that selling into the EU comes with more Brexit red tape than they ever had to deal with before.
We speak to makers, artists, galleries and small enterprises about their struggles with the new rules for Britain's trade with the EU.
‘It’s easier to ship products to China just now’: Scottish distillers speak out on post-Brexit issues and ‘extortionate’ customs charges
24/02/2021
As the price for purchasing and selling goods to the EU sky rockets, consumers and businesses across the country are now feeling the strain of a post-Brexit UK.
As if the trials of coping with the pandemic weren’t enough to cause a deep depression, the opening months of 2021 saw a gathering storm for UK musicians as the country exited the European Union, thus opening the doors to a whirlwind of confusion, delays, unexpected price hikes and the promise of worse to come.
‘It’s easier to ship products to China just now’: Scottish distillers speaks out on post-Brexit issues and ‘extortionate’ customs charges
23/02/2021
As the price for purchasing and selling goods to the EU sky rockets, consumers and businesses across the country are now feeling the strain of a post-Brexit UK.
The cost of new regulations means we’ve had to pause sales to the EU, losses are mounting and the government isn’t listening.
Some food and drink companies have seen their income shrink by as much as half. / Scottish businesses are losing millions of pounds because of the soaring cost of exporting to the EU in the wake of Brexit.
More than a month after the UK's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU came into force, complaints from British importers and exporters continue to mount.
The bosses of some of the most prestigious names in British interior design plan to shift operations to Europe after Downing Street snubbed their concerns about “severe” Brexit trade barriers.
Customs charges are leading to nasty surprises for some online shoppers
Fashion is fast and fleeting. That’s the point. Designers are lucky if they get a 10-year catwalk run. Now some are wondering if the industry itself will get another 10 years. The business is “living through hell,” says Vetements chief executive Guram Gvasalia.
Brands in Europe and the UK are working out how to sell on both sides of the Channel despite lots of new red tape and costs.
Fashion Roundtable Open Letter
02/02/2021
The UK fashion industry is facing a number of critical issues, which without urgent attention will jeopardise the immediate and long term future of the sector.
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?