Brexit, Customs and Trade - Page 3 of 3

A new customs and trade reality for the UK and Europe On 31st December, 2020,  Great Britain left the European Customs Union.  For the first time since 1993, shipments between Great Britain and the EU require customs paperwork.  Certain products require health certificates, and are also subject to additional inspections and checks. Three weeks into […]

Brexit update – 40 days to end of the transition period Although the UK left the EU in January 2020, the real impact of that change to supply chains will occur on 1st January 2021.  From this day,  customs controls will be placed on the movement of goods between Great Britain and the EU. Today, a […]

Policy and Supply Chain Whether you lean red, blue, left, or right, the prize of influencing the future direction of manufacturing and international trade is tempting. Who wouldn’t want to bring back manufacturing, rebalance international trade, restore pride in domestically produced goods, or establish a leadership position in product innovation? We have seen multiple efforts to influence global […]

As discussions around the potential future relationship between the UK and the EU enter a critical stage, we have also inevitably reached peak political positioning and bluster.

The UK formally left the EU in January and on the 1st January 2021 the transition period which effectively maintained the status quo from a customs and trade perspective comes to an end.