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Shoppers tell of shock at unexpected bills for VAT or customs duty as some retailers stop shipping to continent.
Consumers are beginning to see the introduction of additional charges and taxes when shopping with British retailers.
"I had no idea at all I was going to be charged any more for deliveries after Brexit. The extra costs were definitely a bit of a shock."
One consumer asked to pay £140 in fees says she ‘won’t order anything from Europe again any time soon’.
Parcel firms demanding payment before delivering items ordered from European websites since Brexit.
Retailers consider burning clothes stuck in the EU due to Brexit red tape and customs charges
22/01/2021
Shoppers hit with extra charges of more than 20% are sending goods back but UK retailers find it’s not worth the hassle
UK retailers could abandon goods EU customers want to return, with some even thinking of burning them because it is cheaper than bringing them home.
Amazon halts alcohol sales in Northern Ireland and prepares to de-list more products due to new Brexit customs rules
26/01/2021
Amazon has stopped selling wines, beers and spirits to its customers in Northern Ireland as it wrestles with new customs rules post-Brexit.
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.
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?
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.
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 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.
Customs charges are leading to nasty surprises for some online shoppers
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.
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.
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.
The cost of new regulations means we’ve had to pause sales to the EU, losses are mounting and the government isn’t listening.
‘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.
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 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.
We speak to makers, artists, galleries and small enterprises about their struggles with the new rules for Britain's trade with the EU.
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.
I was asked for £2,000 more in duty and VAT to get it delivered