The price of shipping freight across the Channel has surged following the end of the transition period as the realities of ‘Brexit for real’ kick in.  The price of moving truckloads from France into the UK rose almost 40% in the first week of January – according to a report by Transporeon.  Despite relatively quiet

The UK will continue to participate in and help fund five key EU research programmes, including the €95.5 billion Horizon Europe project. Under the terms of the trade and co-operation agreement between the UK and EU, the UK will continue to play an active roll in the programmes which includes the Euratom nuclear research scheme,

Retailers in the UK have warned the government that supply chains and trade flows are being affected by new post-transition customs and trade requirements.  M&S was one of the first retailers to take action by temporarily suspending sales of hundreds of items in Northern Ireland stores as it fears food would be blocked due to

At almost the last minute, the trade deal between the EU and UK has been agreed by the negotiators. It just now needs ratifying by the respective parliaments, which may be a challenge. EU ambassadors have given their OK and the UK parliament will discuss this week.  As in any discussion, not everyone will have

Queues at UK ports, especially Dover, Felixstow and Southampton, have been increasing as pre-Brexit stockpiling efforts from businesses on both sides of The Channel were compounded by a new strain of Covid-19.  Some tailbacks have been longer than 10 miles last week as companies had been buying and selling additional components and goods in a

Company bosses from some of the UK’s leading firms have warned UK Brexit negotiators against brinkmanship as talks look set to resume following a stand-still earlier this week.  As Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen were called in to bridge a gap both negotiation parties were struggling to close, business leaders have warned that

At the time of writing, there are just 33 days until the end of the transition period. And whilst 2020 has been incredibly difficult for businesses across sectors, Brexit will wait for no company.  Research recently released from Aldermore found that 47% of SMEs who import goods and services from the EU have made no

This month (November) we hosted a webinar as part of Business Wales’ Excelerator Consortium’s growth programme looking at how the Brexit Transition will affect business strategy. Watch the full webinar below, and learn more on the Excelerator Consortium’s YouTube channel here. Learn more about preparing your business with our free Brexit Knowledge Bank, or seek

Over the last few months we’ve joined Business Wales for a webinar series supporting local companies to navigate Brexit and the road ahead.  This episode looks at the upcoming end to the EU transition period and asks whether your business is ready. What are the implications at the end of the transition period?How do you

The National Audit Office has warned in a new report that it is ‘very unlikely’ that every company that deals in UK/EU trade will be fully prepared for the end of the transition period, saying that flaws in the Government’s Brexit planning will likely lead to significant disruption.  The report says that a lot of

Automotive firms in the UK have spent over £735 million preparing for Brexit, with over £235m already having been invested this year. That’s according to research from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which published its figures alongside a last-minute plea fo the Government to agree a zero-tariff, zero-quota trade agreement with the

Over half of Irish businesses have admitted they’re struggling to understand new customs clearance procedures that are due to come into effect next year.  That’s according to a survey by customs clearance service Declaron, which quizzed 300 Irish firms on their Brexit preparedness.  The survey also found that nine in 10 medium to large companies