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23/1/2020
Brexit: Goods Movement & UK Sea Border
As we wrote in the Brexit Update earlier this week, there is still a lot unclear about what businesses will face post-Brexit. What makes it even more difficult is the mixed messages we are getting from representatives of the European Union on one side and representatives of the United Kingdom on …
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30/12/2020
The EU-UK Brexit Deal and Its Implications for Businesses
Just before Christmas, many companies in the European Union and the United Kingdom got the Christmas gift they were hoping for: a trade agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom. Now that the bells have stopped jingling and Santa has parked his sleigh for another year it is time …
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2/6/2020
Brexit Negotiations Are Getting Critical
A new round of negotiations is scheduled for this month. In January, the United Kingdom left the European Union and it was agreed that a transition period would follow, so both parties could agree on a trade agreement between the two. The transition period ends at the end of the year, but the …
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31/3/2020
Brexit: Calls for an Extension Get Louder
The coronavirus outbreak has a big impact on the lives of many people. Businesses are affected as well. Governments are in overdrive to keep coronavirus in their countries under control. The current situation has an effect on international relations as well. Brexit Negotiations and Coronavirus …
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22/1/2020
Brexit is Near. Negotiations to Start.
January 31st is getting closer. At 11:00 pm the United Kingdom will be leaving the European Union. Will Big Ben chime in celebration of Brexit? It was wat Boris Johnson had hoped, but the bells are in repair and have no clappers. Putting them back to chime for Brexit could cost almost 6000.000 …
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21/2/2020
Brexit: Ready For Trade Negotiations
I Want to Break Free David Frost, the UK’s Chief Brexit Negotiator has set out his intentions for the upcoming negotiations. Frost conceded that the negotiators would need to build on the models contained in other EU free trade deals. But he insisted that the ability to break free from the EU’s …
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23/12/2019
Brexit Update: Parliament passes the withdrawal agreement
Another important day for Brexit last Friday. After winning the election, Boris Johnson finally got to present the withdrawal agreement he negotiated with the EU to the newly installed Parliament. This time around there were no big problems in getting the bill passed, as the majority of the …
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15/10/2020
Brexit Deal Talks Extended With One Month
Until recently there were tensions in the negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom. The tensions arose when Boris Johnson decided to launch his Internal Market Bill . The bill goes against the Brexit Agreement that is the basis for the current negotiations. Another Month of …
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18/9/2020
Brexit Deal Still Uncertain
The negotiations for the trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom are still not out of troubled water. The main cause of the parties drifting further apart is the Internal Market Bill Boris Johson has presented to the British Parliament. This bill undercuts the treaty between …
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25/11/2021
Brexit. Three Things Companies Should Be Aware Of
Know Your Flow We saw in the first months of Brexit, and what we are still seeing, is that many companies don’t have complete insight into their supply chain when it comes to the origin of goods. Origin is essential as it determines, for example, the import duties that need to be paid. Origin also …