As we pass 60 days of Brexit entering the final month of the first quarter of 2021, let’s take a deeper look at the impact of Brexit on UK businesses and especially e-commerce businesses. Before authoring this article, I had numerous conversations with independent e-commerce business founders. I have based this article on those discussions to bring forward first-hand experiences.

It is now just over a month since the UK and EU went their separate ways. But many retailers, carriers and others involved in the world of cross-border ecommerce, may well feel that they have aged considerably more than just a few weeks.

Customs charges are leading to nasty surprises for some online shoppers

In the 31 days since Brexit was signed, sealed and delivered we’ve seen no end of complaints and ‘red-tape’ measures imposed upon traders and customers who deal with Europe, which hasn’t been helped by the coronavirus pandemic.

From online shopping to fishing to musicians, here are some of the obvious problems that have arisen since January 1 - as well as a few things that have gone better.

Brexit is likely to drive up prices at Boohoo, with additional costs largely relating to distribution and administration to blame.

Britain’s departure from the European Union has triggered the biggest change in trade since it joined the bloc 48 years ago, with companies grappling with export documents, longer delivery times and the need to re-engineer supply chains.

Amazon is preparing to remove some products for sale to NI customers as a result of the Irish Sea border.

Amazon has stopped selling wines, beers and spirits to its customers in Northern Ireland as it wrestles with new customs rules post-Brexit.

Change from October could lead to higher prices for those paying with UK-issued cards

Pricewatch: Shoppers waiting weeks for deliveries despite buying from Irish domains.

Awesome Books isn’t finding Brexit very awesome.

Consumers have seen changes to their online shopping post-Brexit including surprise tax additions, customs charges and higher delivery fees.

Parcel firms demanding payment before delivering items ordered from European websites since Brexit.

Consumers now face UK VAT, rather than local rates, as well as customs duty and courier admin charges

Consumers are beginning to see the introduction of additional charges and taxes when shopping with British retailers.

Not all retailers will automatically add VAT or customs charges at the online checkout.

UK shoppers may have parcels held at post office until fees paid as red tape introduced from 1 January.

Irish consumers are planning on buying Irish after Brexit and many have already switched from UK websites due to concerns around consumer rights.

Supermarkets are preparing to introduce rationing for online shoppers to prevent panic buying in the event of a no-deal Brexit, The Sunday Times can reveal.