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Designers and architects in the UK are suffering in the wake of Brexit, with companies abandoning exports and setting up offices in the EU to avoid losing clients.
"If you’re a festival organiser in Barcelona, British bands will be at the bottom of your list" - UK acts playing Euro festivals have nearly halved post-Brexit, estimates report
21/07/2022
Freedom of movement and customs woes to blame, says campaign body.
The London-based wall-mounted bike storage manufacturer attracted 50% of its business from the EU pre-Brexit and has been left with a £100,000 hole in revenues. /
"We're stuffed" - Brixham fish merchant Ian Perkes says he's unable to export his fish to France
04/01/2021
"We're stuffed" - Brixham fish merchant Ian Perkes says he's unable to export his fish to France now the new post-Brexit rules and regulation have come into force.
Less than a month after leaving the EU, trade is flowing so badly that small firms are moving operations abroad to survive.
Daniel Lambert blasts government and on Twitter castigates bureaucratic procedures.
Freight company director blames new requirement for EU transport firms to provide VAT and tariff guarantees.
UK firms and customers are struggling with a wave of new paperwork and costs on goods sent to the European Union, and even Northern Ireland, as the economic fallout of Brexit continues to grow.
'An absolute nightmare': Jersey refugee charities fear extra Brexit costs will end aid trips [2 mins]
10/01/2023
Each year, donations from the Channel Islands make their way across Europe to help some of the most vulnerable. / But Jersey charities say that Brexit has created an "absolute nightmare" of extra costs and added paperwork.
'Appalling timing’, recruitment difficulties, ‘no positives’… Jersey's main industries give their verdicts on Brexit
06/02/2023
Hospitality, retail and farming leaders all highlighted that Brexit had delivered more challenges than opportunities for the Island. They said it had created ‘more red tape’ and meant fewer European employees staying to work in Jersey.
The financial toll of Brexit is clear for exporters like cookware maker Neil Currie: He is buried in new paperwork, has lost orders and the cost of exporting frying pans to France has doubled.
Scottish fishing representative made renewed plea for a 'grace period' and for EU customs posts in Scotland to reduce bureaucratic delays being faced by exporters.
A significant amount of the UK’s meat production may become non-compliant for export to the EU if proposed changes are implemented, the sheep sector has warned.
'Brexit cost my bicycle business £250,000 extra in just two months, and I can't see any positives'
18/04/2021
The extra costs of doing trade with Europe have already wiped out the entire 2020 profits of Frog Bikes in Pontypool
A Doncaster business boss says his company is at risk because of Brexit.
Blur frontman says quitting the bloc has been a “disaster” for young musicians.
'Brexit red tape means I still can't sell to EU and NI,' cheese producer tells James O'Brien
19/02/2021
Brexit red tape has left the Cheshire Cheese Company unable to sell to the EU and Northern Ireland and "it seems that it can't be resolved."
This is the moment a caller told LBC that Brexit represents "self-sabotage".
Distributor of KTM road and mountain bikes shuts citing Brexit red tape as a major factor.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair got off to a “vibrant” start yesterday, with publishers feeling positive and reporting full schedules for their rights teams, despite Brexit complications and the absence of some international publishers.
Two years after Britain’s departure from the European Union, bosses of UK businesses are reeling from the cost of Brexit, including some who voted to cut ties with Brussels.
Fruit and vegetables are being left to rot in England as Brexit deters migrants from taking up picking jobs.
'Every barrier in the world went up overnight': Some bands are skipping the UK because of Brexit
31/07/2022
After years of cancellations thanks to COVID, this summer sees the return of music festivals to the UK - but after leaving the EU, those involved with British events are facing challenges and calling for support.
'Fears of new bureaucracy, rules and costs have all come true': Brexit making touring Europe 'unviable' for UK artists
07/08/2022
The number of UK artists booked for European festivals this summer is down 45% compared to 2017-19, according to the group Best for Britain - which previously campaigned against Brexit.