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Brexit: New rules are here (8 March)

08 March 2021

The following has been circulated by BEIS:

SME Toolkit: Trading with the EU and Northern Ireland

A new summary of actions SMEs may need to take to trade with the EU is now available.

The document provides an overview of actions to take, outlines support, helplines and resources that may be useful for SMEs, and signposts more detailed guidance on Government websites.

To view the toolkit, click here

Moving Goods

NEW: Moving goods to Ireland: Irish Customs have introduced some additional functionality for those using the Pre-Boarding Notifications service - providing text and email updates for channel routings for loads. For more information, click here.

UPDATED: List of customs agents and fast parcel operators: The list of agents and operators who can help submit customs declarations,has been updated. For more information, click here.

Northern Ireland

NEW: Movement Assistance Scheme (MAS) expanded to support organic produce: Traders moving organic products to Northern Ireland are now eligible for support following the expansion of a scheme designed to ease the flow of agri-food goods from Great Britain. For more information about this announcement click here, and for more information on the new scheme, click here.

UPDATED: Applying for authorisation for the UK Trader Scheme if you bring goods into Northern Ireland: Guidance on applying for authorisation for the UK Trader Scheme has been updated to include new information about authorisation requirements. For more information, click here. If you do not have experience in customs or would like to find out more information, you can register with the Trader Support Service to support you with this process.

UPDATED: Declaring goods you bring into Northern Ireland not ‘at risk’ of moving to the EU: Guidance has been updated with information about making a declaration based on expected outcomes. Further information about rules of origin requirements and preferential rates when bringing goods into Northern Ireland has also been added.For more information, click here.

Business Information

UPDATED: Value Added Tax EU Exit Transitional Provisions: Guidance on the VAT treatment of transactions,or movement of goods which span the end of the transition period,has been updated at Section 6: Financial services, and includes a link to the new detailed guidance on transitional guidance for VAT specified supplies. For more information, click here.

Trade

UPDATED: UK trade agreements with non-EU countries: The list of trade agreements has been updated to reflect the signing and entry into effect of the Ghana-UK EPA. For more information, click here.

Webinars and Podcasts

NEW: Trading with the EU: A calendar of upcoming webinars for organisations that trade with the EU is available here. Topicsinclude: importing, trader responsibilities, exporting and more.
NEW: Webinars giving an overview of the new rules that have come into place since leaving the EU customs union and the EU single market are now available to view now, to access these, click here
NEW: Webinars for EU audiences: Recordings from recent webinars for EU audiences (including details on using Short Straits routs, routes into Belgium and the Netherlands) can be viewed here

'Moving Goods Between Great Britain and France' took place on 12 February. Click hereto watch the recording.
'Moving Goods Between Great Britain and Ireland' took place on 26 February. Click hereto watch the recording.

NEW:Webinars for importers of food and drink products from the EU to Great Britain. Register for webinars and watch recordings for webinars about changes to importing food and drink, including composite food and fishery products from the EU to GB from 1 April 2021. For more information, click here
NEW: YouTube video on trader responsibilities when using an intermediary has been added. To view this, click here

Video content to keep your business moving:short on-demand videos covering the new rules on exports, imports, tariffs, data and hiring are available to view here.

Sector-specific guidance

Life Sciences

UPDATED: Guidance for retailers supplying medical devices to Northern Ireland: A new section on customs requirements has been added to the guidance on how the supply of medical devices from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, works. For more information, click here.

Food & Drink

UPDATED: Exporting or moving high risk food and feed of non-animal origin to the EU or Northern Ireland: Guidance hasbeen updated with information about authorised traders moving food from GB to NI. For more information, click here.

UPDATED: Importing or moving fish to the UK: Guidance on how to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK,has been updatedwith guidance on eels. For more information, click here.

Fishing

NEW: New immigration rules for fishing industry: New immigration rules have been announced to make it easier to recruit skilled deckhands from abroad. Deckhands on large fishing vessels, with three or more years of experience using their skills, will be included in the list of occupations eligible for Skilled Worker visas.For more information and to view the announcement, click here.