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Business West urges companies not to miss out on £2,000 grant

Business West is urging companies not to miss out on the chance of a £2,000 grant from the government to help with understanding changes to trade rules with the EU.
Fay Daniels
Fay Daniels
Business West
Posted on: 28.06.21
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EU workers need to apply for settled status by the end of June

There is now a genuine risk that due to Brexit, your business could lose some of its workforce or their family members by the end of this month, June 2021.
Marcus Langreiter
Marcus Langreiter
Business West
Posted on: 15.06.21
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Business West urges companies to complete import declarations as deadline looms

The deadline for completion of customs declarations for goods arriving after 31 December 2020 is coming up on the 25th June. We look at what businesses must do now to get ready.
Zoe Bagnall
Zoe Bagnall
Business West
Posted on: 10.06.21
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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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