Brexit checklist
This updated guidance is intended to help you prepare for Brexit. It is part of a series of Brexit guidance ICAEW is making available on a variety of topics.
Global Trade Community resources
Key resources for Global Trade Community members.
Starting exporting
Selling overseas: a guide for beginners
Guidance for UK companies on how to get ready to export from the Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance
Get help to sell online worldwide
The Department of International Trade (DIT) can help you export your products to consumers around the world through online marketplaces.
How to create an export plan
Department for International Trade (DIT) advice on how to write a business plan for exporting.
Financing
UK Export Finance
Guidance and news from the government department whose mission 'is to ensure no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance from the private sector.'
Direct Lending Facility
Find out about the Department for International Trade (DIT) Direct Lending Facility: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
Export Insurance Policy
Find out about the Department for International Trade (DIT) Export Insurance Policy: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
Export Working Capital Scheme
Find out about the Department for International Trade (DIT) Export Working Capital Scheme: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
SME grants available
Applications are now open for UK businesses to apply for grants from the DIT of up to £2,500 to attend international trade shows
Customs processes
Brexit checklist
This updated guidance is intended to help you prepare for Brexit. It is part of a series of Brexit guidance ICAEW is making available on a variety of topics.
Market Access Map
Tool that allows you to identify customs tariffs, tariff rate quotas, trade remedies, regulatory requirements and preferential regimes applicable to your product. Includes a library of 400+ trade agreements. Funded by the EU and GRIPS.
Brexit planning: deal or no deal, prepare for customs
20 October 2020: With the Brexit transition deadline looming, HMRC is sending letters to all VAT-registered businesses within Great Britain that trade with the EU and/or the rest of the world.
Changes to retail exports and duty-free shopping
17 September 2020: Duty-free shops will return from 1 January 2021, but international visitors to Great Britain will no longer be able to buy and take with them tax-free purchases from other retailers in the country as the VAT retail export scheme is scrapped.
Brexit: The challenges at the border for UK businesses trading with Europe
Challenges facing UK businesses trade with Europe
Brexit and customs: taxing times
10 September: It’s now a matter of months before Britain transitions out of the EU. It could prove challenging and costly for businesses that aren’t prepared.
Tax
Post-Brexit VAT: a minefield both sides of the Channel
30 September 2020: As the Brexit transition period nears its end, businesses in the UK and EU face a number of VAT issues that need to be addressed, says indirect tax expert Stephen Dale, FCA.
Changes to retail exports and duty-free shopping
17 September 2020: Duty-free shops will return from 1 January 2021, but international visitors to Great Britain will no longer be able to buy and take with them tax-free purchases from other retailers in the country as the VAT retail export scheme is scrapped.
UK VAT implications of Brexit
In the event that the UK reaches no agreement after the end of the transition period, the UK Government has indicated that there will be a number of changes to the VAT rules, which we summarise. Join ICAEW's Tax Faculty for more guidance and Know-How content.
Industry press
The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides a hand-picked collection of industry press articles as a benefit of ICAEW membership. If you are unable to access an article, please see our Online resources troubleshooting or contact library@icaew.com
Opportunities ahead for UK liquid milk
Changes in dairy market dynamics present an opportunity for UK liquid milk processors to access export markets, according to a new report by Kite Consulting.
Lessons from an agile product owner
The agile project management methodology enables finance professionals to hone their leadership and organizational skills. Esteban Quiros shares valuable lessons learnt from using Agile for the Procter & Gamble (P&G) Source-to-Pay global platform.
UK exporters that embrace the changes forced by Brexit will find opportunities beyond the EU
The processes of international trade will remain the same after Brexit, says Lesley Batchelor.
Trade in a post-Brexit world
Exporters should form better relationships outside of EU borders, speakers at Food & Drink Federation Convention say.
A working day... with Amanda Stansfield, director of Granny Gothards ice cream
Amanda Stansfield, director of Granny Gothards ice cream, discusses manufacturing artisan ice cream.
Influencer marketing goes global
The article reports on the growing number of brands employing the influencer marketing strategy or the technique of getting lifestyle bloggers and users of the social media platform Instagram to promote their products. Topics discussed include the defining characteristics of influencers, the factors that marketing teams consider when choosing the influencer for their company and the challenges of navigating influencer markets outside the U.S. and Europe.
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Become an export advocate
Become an Export Advocate
The Department for International Trade’s Exporting is GREAT campaign aims to spark a movement around the UK of companies selling their products and services overseas.
External resources
Help and support if your business trades with the EU
Information on trading with the EU from 1 January 2020 including webinars from BEIS for businesses by sector and videos from HMRC on the changes to importing and exporting goods.
Prepare to export goods from Great Britain to the EU from 1 January 2021
Checklist from the UK Government to help you prepare to export goods from Great Britain to the EU from 1 January 2021.
Check, Change, Go - Prepare your business for the end of the transition period
The UK has left the EU and is leaving the EU single market and customs union. The end of the transition period will affect businesses and you should take action now to prepare for guaranteed changes and new rules from January 2021. To support business preparations the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is hosting free webinars to help you check the new rules and understand the actions to take.
Trade tariffs
Tool from the UK Government to look up commodity codes, duty and VAT rates.