The UK has now extended the rules which applied to non-EU postal items before. Similarly, the EU now treats postal items from the UK as it did non-EU items previously. This means that how you send and receive items from abroad has changed. The rules are different for Northern Ireland.

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.

Within a week, implications of the Brexit are being felt by businesses as food deliveries are delayed for not having the right customs paperwork, logistics companies halt the shipment of goods, and retailers discover their supply chains might be obsolete.

For many sellers on Amazon, Brexit is causing significant problems. Last week my company decided to attempt our first shipment into one of Amazon’s European fulfilment centres since Britain left the European Union on 1 January 2021.

The renewed tension in Northern Ireland could have far-reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom - and post-Brexit relations with the EU.

Valve says that Brexit is behind a temporary hold to its Index RMA process in the UK.

Norfolk firms are finding that they are being impacted by delays at the border caused by Brexit.

Supply-chain pain caused by the UK’s split from the European Union still lingers for British manufacturers and retailers trying trade with the rest of Europe and beyond.

British supermarkets that have stores in Europe are facing supply problems because of post-Brexit rules on exports to the EU. It's affecting fresh produce at 20 Marks and Spencer stores in France, Morrison's in Gibraltar, and a chain of UK supermarkets in Belgium is on the verge of closure with no deliveries since December.

Extra charges, disappearing suppliers and slow delivery times are killing off the side hustle

Confusion around the new Brexit rules for importing goods into Northern Ireland has caused a "nightmare", small business owners have said.

A week ago the UK fully left the EU. The moment we all campaigned against, warned about and feared the consequences of became reality – and it’s every bit as bad as forecast.

The UK’s decision to separate from the European Union continues to reverberate and is overwhelmingly negative, according to the latest review of the country’s pro-AV market in the May print edition of AV Magazine.

Britain’s looming departure from the European Union has sparked a rush to bring goods into the country before Jan. 1, pushing up delivery prices and generating queues at borders.

New red tape and charges causing ‘major problems’ to 35 per cent of traders relying on parcel deliveries.

Here are five of the outcomes that have been in the news so far this year.

It may have been over three years since the UK formally left the European Union but UK brands and retailers continue to face a slew of challenges in navigating post-Brexit trade. Drapers identifies the persistent pain points and how they are being managed.

Brexit delays and costs are escalating rapidly, warns international courier services specialist ParcelHero.

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.

Years after Britain quit the European Union, its businesses are still suffering from lower sales as red tape makes it harder to export to the 27-nation bloc.

Before the UK left the European Union, the beer, which makes up 80 per cent of his stock, would have arrived within 10 to 14 days 'without a hitch'.

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has written to Cabinet Office Secretary Michael Gove to call for urgent action to be taken on deliveries to NI.

Fears of ‘unimaginable’ supply chain collapse triggered by 60,000-strong shortfall of HGV drivers.

Government announces three-month grace period on customs declarations hours before transition period ends, leaving businesses scrambling to change plans.

Which? is calling on the government and businesses to make the new costs of buying from EU-based retailers clear and increase the public’s awareness of these changes so consumers are not left with unexpected fees or scammed into paying unnecessary charges.

German logistics company cites ‘significant’ paperwork issues. / U.K.-EU trade being disrupted by post-Brexit red tape.

People looking to send gifts abroad this Christmas have alarmingly little understanding of how to navigate the customs rules and charges introduced when the UK left the European Union, new Which? research can reveal.

Anyone sending Christmas presents to loved ones should get moving – and be aware of the hoops they must jump through.

There will be some disruption to parcel delivery in NI as two companies suspend services due to Brexit.

Some EU specialist online retailers have said they will no longer deliver to the UK because of tax changes which came into force on 1 January.

E-commerce deliveries to the UK from the EU plummeted by over 50 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 in comparison to the last quarter of 2020, research from shipping platform Sendcloud has found.

Online deliveries to the UK from Europe have plunged 50.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, according to e-commerce shipping platform Sendcloud.

Readers report being handed charges when items arrive from UK despite being low-value gifts.

Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.

Uncommonly exposed to red tape and restrictions across the English Channel, the UK’s £35 billion fashion and textile industry is feeling the effects of its situation.

Centre in Baldonnell will serve customers across the island of Ireland.

Deliveries from France and Germany are at around 50 per cent of pre-Brexit levels as hauliers avoid red tape and queues.

DPD pauses road service and retailers suspend sales or reduce lines amid concerns over paperwork and tariffs.

"It's not us putting the prices up, it's Brexit." / Rosa shared some staggering statistics. Between the referendum result in 2016 and May 2018, 1900 florists shut up shop. Between May to October 2018 more floristry businesses closed.

The Folio Society says it is “deeply saddened” by post-Brexit VAT regulations that mean it can no longer afford to deliver to 17 EU countries.

More food items are likely to disappear from supermarket shelves as companies struggle to fill roles after lockdown.

The prime minister has imperilled peace in Northern Ireland, and every day the economic fallout worsens.

Venues, florists, caterers and cake makers said clients are having to manage their expectations.

Britain’s economic and cultural prowess is suffering due to post-Brexit tax changes, reports Sascha Lavin. / As the Government publishes a 100-page ‘benefits of Brexit’ paper today, luxury brands are calling on Boris Johnson to rethink a post-Brexit policy that is harming their international competitiveness.

What has changed in the 31 days since the UK left and how has it impacted consumers and businesses?

We speak to makers, artists, galleries and small enterprises about their struggles with the new rules for Britain's trade with the EU.

Some online retailers are suspending delivery to Northern Ireland.

The cost of new regulations means we’ve had to pause sales to the EU, losses are mounting and the government isn’t listening.

How has such a traditional industry as cider-making fared in the current climate? I spoke to Matilda Temperley from Burrow Hill Cider and the Somerset Cider Brandy Company.

For companies depending on fast, small deliveries, the costs of new Brexit trade rules are mounting.

Independent fashion retailers face mounting pressure from the cost of living crisis and rampant price inflation. Drapers examines their survival strategies. / The independent retail sector is battling rising energy costs, post-Brexit stock order delays and weak consumer confidence.

At 23:00 on New Year's Eve a new EU trade border was effectively created in Northern Ireland's ports. / The first of these grace periods is set to expire at the end of March and businesses are already anxious about what comes next.

JD Sports Chairman Peter Cowgill said bureaucracy, red tape and delays in shipping goods to mainland Europe has meant the business is losing millions of pounds.

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

Three Connexion readers' experiences of the changes caused by the UK’s ‘third country’ status since Brexit on January 1.

Specialist retailers across the EU have stopped selling goods to the UK due to the tax rules involved in delivering to Britain after Brexit.

A new report from e-commerce shipping platform Sendcloud has revealed that online deliveries from Europe to the UK have fallen by 50.7% in the first quarter of 2021 compared with Q4 2020, with new shipping requirements and additional VAT charges brought about by Brexit affecting the number of parcels being shipped to the UK.

Papa Roach are pleading with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel to release vinyl records trapped due to Brexit.

UK consumers who have ordered Peloton exercise equipment may have a frustrating wait, the firm has warned.

Tavish Scott, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO), has again urged the UK Government to fix post-Brexit export problems which farmers say have caused reputational damage due to unreliable delivery times.

An error in the UK’s post-Brexit IT border system disrupted companies bringing goods in from the European Union, raising costs, adding bureaucracy and snarling deliveries.

Since the start of the year, a raft of new requirements are making life increasingly difficult for UK businesses that trade with the EU.

Sending parcels to the EU required additional customs declaration information and documentation, and also saw changes to fees. Shipping to Europe became more of a tedious task, however, we updated our shipping systems to allow additional information entry when placing an international booking.

Post-Brexit exports from the UK to EU countries now take 112 per cent longer on average, according to new research.

With the Brexit transition period over and a deal in place, there are a few changes you need to be aware of when sending parcels from the UK to Europe.

“The main problem was the lack of information we had prior to this, as it just made forward planning impossible," one takeaway manager complained.

Increased red tape will affect smaller firms the most, consultant says.

Well known figures from across the natural and organic sector share their experiences of doing business in the EU in the new post-Brexit trading environment with Jim Manson.

Industry experts warn the current supply problems and product shortages could be "the final straw for some" firms. How are small independent traders coping?

With the beginning of the new year, the UK has officially left the European Union and the way UK businesses can trade with member states of the EU has changed as the cost, effort and associated time of moving goods between the EU and the UK has increased.

SUPPLY chain problems which followed the Tory government's hard Brexit have been felt by three-quarters of UK high-street firms, new research has suggested.

Calls to bring in the army to help ease the UK’s worsening driver shortage have been rebuffed by industry associations seeking “long-term sustainable solutions”.

Research by the UK Fashion and Textile Association has revealed the true extent of disruption and additional costs British fashion companies have faced since prime minister Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal was implemented on 1 January 2021.

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

From import charges to confusing returns processes, post-Brexit rules mean shopping with European retailers isn’t as simple as it used to be.