At the weekend more than 1,900 shipyard workers began an 8-day strike at Britain’s largest container port, Felixstowe. Leaving the reasons, politics and even ethics aside, how will this affect UK trade?
The arrival of the summer recess marks a respite period for many, other than Conservative Party leadership candidates and members, from an intense period of policymaking affecting trade.
A survey of over 2,600 UK exporters has revealed that overseas sales growth has been effectively stagnant for more than a year since the economy fully reopened after lockdown.
We have the latest information on Safeguard measure that was published on 22nd June which will have an impact on businesses in this region.
For this week’s blog, I would like to focus on the excellent work Sheffield International Trade Centre, with ChamberCustoms™, is doing to help traders across the country to get to grips with the continually changing procedures and rules.
Responding to the latest ONS Trade figures released today, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy, said:
Reacting to news of the deal, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said:
We are all very familiar with ecommerce sites. Want to buy a new set of garden furniture? Just look online, we all have experience with the process.
Last year HMRC announced that the Customs Handling of Import & Export Freight Computer system (CHIEF ) currently used to lodge import and export declarations will be fully replaced by a new system called the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) in 2023.