Now that we have left the EU, 'data sharing' with the EEA is a key area to consider. How your business is affected depends on several factors, including the nature of your business and where your customers are located.

To help you prepare for 1 January 2021, we hosted a webinar to help you understand how to account for the changes affecting taxes such as import VAT and duty.

Travel to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein will change from 1 January 2021. European trips will need more planning and the Government has outlined things you may need to do before travelling.

Following the UK's exit from the EU, importers and exporters are now required to complete customs declarations. This article provides an overview about what you will need to do this.

HMRC has extended the deadline for customs training funding, helping business upskill staff in making customs declarations. Applications are open until 30 June 2021 (or until all funding is allocated).

If you move goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Trader Support Service will guide you through any changes as a result of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

From 1 January 2021, the UK will apply a UK-specific tariff to imported goods. This UK Global Tariff (UKGT) will replace the EU's Common External Tariff, which applies until 31 December 2020.

The Government produced guidance in July 2020 outlining the implementation of Border Controls in three stages for importing and exporting goods between Great Britain and the EU from 1 January 2021.