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Overcoming barriers to trade with the EU for services businesses

Services account for around 80% of the UK economic output and the EU is the UK’s largest export market for services, accounting for 41% of all service exports (£123.7 billion). Under the EU Single...
Rohan Roy
Rohan Roy
Business West
Posted on: 26.02.21
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Are You Prepared for the EU VAT Changes on the Horizon?

There have been some big changes with VAT since the UK left the EU VAT area and in addition from July 2021 there are some major EU VAT changes on the horizon. As of 1st January 2021, the UK has left...
Tracy Ruff
Tracy Ruff
Posted on: 23.02.21
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Everything You Need to Know about Rules of Origin

Rules of Origin (RoO) are the rules to attribute a country of origin to a product in order to determine its "economic nationality".
Rohan Roy
Rohan Roy
Business West
Posted on: 19.02.21
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How firms moving goods into, out of or through Northern Ireland can prepare to trade post-Brexit

Post-Brexit, Northern Ireland is operating different customs regulations to the UK. We look at how businesses can best prepare for the changes.
Zoe Bagnall
Zoe Bagnall
Business West
Posted on: 04.02.21
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What is an ATA Carnet and do I need one to take goods into the EU?

Now the UK has officially left the EU, we look at the changes made to moving goods in and out of EU countries.
Catherine Stephens
Catherine Stephens
Business West
Posted on: 19.01.21
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Do I need a Certificate of Origin when trading with the EU?

The 31st December 2020 saw the United Kingdom leave the European Union. Since then, trading rules with the EU have changed, but with a deal only being announced a week previously on Christmas Eve,...
Catherine Stephens
Catherine Stephens
Business West
Posted on: 12.01.21
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Post Brexit rules for companies: What has changed for businesses trading with the EU?

With a deal recently being negotiated between the UK and EU, we look at some of the changes businesses are facing post leaving the EU.
Zoe Bagnall
Zoe Bagnall
Business West
Posted on: 07.01.21
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Why I am optimistic for business in 2021

Writing this on the first day that Gloucestershire enters the Tier 4 lockdown (31 December), it would be very easy to be full of doom and gloom for business. I am not and for two key reasons-the...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 04.01.21
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Business West responds to the announcement of a UK-EU trade deal

ps-brexit.png Providing an initial response to the announcement that the UK and EU governments have agreed a trade deal, Phil Smith, managing director of Business West said: “Businesses across the...
Kye Parkin
Kye Parkin
Business West
Posted on: 24.12.20
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