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Government accused of ‘failure and broken promises’, as exports set to slump next year.
Current charges, which have remained unchanged since the UK severed ties with the EU, are roughly 0.5 per cent.
Brexit customs controls coming in January ‘disastrous’ for UK traders, business chiefs warn
24/12/2021
Government warned some businesses will collapse from extra red tape in 2022.
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.
LSE finds one-third decline in trading relationships under Boris Johnson’s deal – which has hit small firms hardest. / Brexit red tape means the UK has “stopped selling” many products to smaller EU countries, according to alarming new evidence of the impact on trade.
A former senior civil servant in charge of Brexit planning has warned some British businesses may “give up importing” as a result of new rules implemented in the new year.
UK companies face Brexit import controls
03/01/2022
British firms face the introduction of much-delayed post-Brexit border control checks from 1 January which will affect businesses importing $314 billion of goods a year from the European Union.
Brexit punctured our trade, says bike firm
28/03/2023
And the call comes as a Gloucestershire bike specialist tells Punchline its export business has been deflated by a lack of post-Brexit trading agreement.
It was billed as the rebirth of British business — a chance to build a brighter commercial future, free of costly bureaucracy. But Brexit is proving far from profitable for many UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
EIGHT in 10 smaller firms which face being impacted by the imposition of import checks next year have said they are not fully ready to comply with the new paperwork.
'The UK government has got to intervene' The smaller Scots firms struggling to stay afloat due to Brexit
23/05/2021
Scottish business groups have warned smaller firms are struggling to stay afloat due to the Brexit deal.
Next boss, thinktanks and unions criticise Boris Johnson, saying ‘shortages cannot be blustered away’
January deadline is scuppering UK supply chains as they reel from the pandemic.
New customs checks will make imports more expensive and slower, says Cold Chain Federation.
Organisers behind the Museum of Brexit want the public to donate money and mementos to create a permanent exhibition devoted to the UK’s exit from the EU.
A significant proportion of small exporters have stopped trading to the EU as shipping times have increased in 2021.
Regulations likely to result in higher prices and empty shelves for delis and others.
Business leaders said improved trade between north and south would "inevitably put pressure on the Union".
The Brexit effect: Scotland's food and drink industry needs more than rhetoric about 'taking back control' from UK government – Scotsman comment
23/05/2021
There can be few things more heartbreaking for a farmer or fisherman than to see their produce rotting in the fields, a depot or a container for no good reason.
Small businesses can expect trade with the European Union to be “permanently damaged” from 1 January, a supply chain trade body has said.
Government’s new trade red tape likely to hit long-term productivity, trade economists warn.
An estimated 26,000 ecommerce sellers will have to register for the tax under ‘one-stop shop’ system.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson referred for the second successive day on Thursday to "an excellent paper" endorsed by pro-Brexit members of parliament proposing alternatives to replace the so-called Irish backstop.
Failure to agree post-Brexit safety rules will disrupt British supply chains, industry warns
06/08/2021
UK-based manufacturers and supply chains could face a fresh wave of disruption because of a failure to agree crucial safety standards with the European Union, industry leaders are warning.
The outgoing head of the North East’s largest business organisation has accused the Government of being ‘addicted to Brexit’ and unwilling to tackle any of the problems it has brought.