It would be fair to say that businesses in Somerset are now really starting to feel the effects of Brexit and our new trade deals with the EU and the rest of the world. From all the businesses I have spoken to so far the effects have ranged from bureaucratic nightmares with unnecessary paperwork and extra costs to complete shutdowns of exports.

Sir Keir Starmer has told an LBC listener whose small business has been hit hard by Brexit that he will raise her problem with the Government.

The UK's new trading relationship with the European Union (EU) might be less than two weeks old but some businesses - and their European customers - are already struggling to adjust to the new trading landscape.

Firms across four different sectors share their stories of rising costs, extra paperwork and packages that never arrive.

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.

Kidswear independents across the UK are receiving unexpected bills for import VAT and customs declarations, as post-Brexit trading rules bite.

Cult sustainable labels like Fruity Booty are up against insane levels of paperwork and shipping delays.

The UK’s official departure from the EU took place on January 1, 2021. The Brexit roll-out, not unexpectedly, has been awash with problems.

Brexit uncertainty affected a large proportion of UK textile and apparel firms, both upstream and downstream—over 60 per cent of firms in both manufacturers and lead firms’ groups, according to researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Just weeks from the end of the transition period, and the effects of Brexit continue to make themselves felt, this time in the business of second-hand clothing.

“Mountains” of second-hand clothing are piling up in the north-east of England after new Brexit complications have forced one of the UK’s biggest exporters of second-hand clothing to halt exports after falling foul of the new ‘rules of origin’ requirements, it is being reported.

Exports to EU halt due to border delays and paperwork.

Shoppers hit with extra charges of more than 20% are sending goods back but UK retailers find it’s not worth the hassle

“Through 2019, 140 companies opted to move to the Netherlands and we were talking to 250 companies, but that has now increased to nearly 500.”

Small towns in the Midlands and North are among the areas likely to suffer most from the bare-bones trade deal Boris Johnson is seeking with Brussels, according to a respected economic thinktank.

Four out of ten Brits are stockpiling items including food, medicine and clothes in preparation for the growing prospect of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a Brexit deal later this year.

Our Economics Correspondent @HeliaEbrahimi explains how no-deal Brexit preparations are impacting the UK economy.

Fashion industry leaders want the UK to be able to continue to recruit and trade freely with Europe.

Childrenswear and maternity retailer says it plans to increase price of clothing and toys by up to 5% this summer.