| 1. UK – NI goods regulations and movement:
* Guidance has been updated to include information about placing qualifying goods on the market in Great Britain from Northern Ireland as well as those wanting to put manufactured goods on the market in Northern Ireland, view the updates here.
* For those businesses who are looking to move goods under the Northern Ireland Protocol, see here for updated guidance in section two.
2. Customs:
* The list of customs agents and the list of fast parcel operators has been updated in the past few days – you can view the new list here..
* There has been an update to the Customs, VAT and Excise UK transition legislation (under the heading Statutory Instruments) to include a link to The Customs (Declarations) (Amendment and Modification) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
3. International Trade and GSP announcement:
* Government has announced that preferential removals and reductions of tariffs on goods from developing countries to continue after the end of the transition period, view this here.
* Details on trading with developing nations has been updated on the UK’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) – view this here.
* See here for information on the government’s approach to maintaining continuity in the trade relationship between the UK and Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) from 1 January 2021.
Together we are stronger,Lucy
Lucy Reece-Raybould
BFA CEO |
