Commenting on the announcement of the fund, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the BCC, said:
Results from the first major business survey for 2021 by the BCC on Brexit found that half (49%) of exporters are facing difficulties in adapting to the changes in the trade of goods following the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement .
Gripple, manufacturer of suspension systems for construction, has come top of the class in the national 2020 Make UK Manufacturing Awards, crowned as Manufacturer of the Year, winning two other categories, and one apprentice receiving a regional award.
The Department for International Trade have confirm that, as of 12 January 2021, preferential tariff rates on UK exports to Chile, as set out in the agreement, are being applied.
At precisely 11.00 pm on the 31st December 2020, the United Kingdom left the European customs union and the single market.
The University of Sheffield is calling for business views and opinions to help shape its Remote Voluntary Internship Programme for international students.
The UK left the European Customs Union and Single Market on 1st January 2021. Changes in regards to Certificates of Origin and Preferential Trade certificates were introduced on this date.
Providing an initial response to the announcement that the UK and EU have reached a trade agreement, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said:
From 1 January, EU nationals who have not previously resided in the UK and who are coming to work here will need to apply for permission under the new UK immigration system, in the same way as a non-EU national.