There has been a lot of column inches given over to Brexit and all the regulation changes already. And throughout, Sheffield Chamber’s International Trade Centre (SITC) has been supporting companies to meet any new requirement introduced and ultimately help business continue to trade with minimum impact to operations.
However, more changes are on the way. Some are linked to the EU Trade Agreement, and not any newly negotiated agreements with Australia and New Zealand or the possible US, Canada and Mexico option.
From January 2022, further EU and UK Trade regulations will come into force as customs easements come to an end. These will affect all UK importers and exporters moving goods to and from the EU and beyond. The changes relate to documents, reporting and recording on a variety of goods and vehicle movements.
The details are complex and extensive. And organisations need to ensure compliance in order to avoid costly consequences and delayed shipments.
An example of one of the rule changes is around Rules of Origin. This year, UK and EU customs agreed that the proof or origin for goods would not be requested. However, this will change from January 2022. When all importers and exporters must be able to prove the original manufacturing country for all goods being shipped (including those shipped in 2021). The impact is that import duty could be payable on all these goods and the incorrect information could be seen as fraudulent.
This is just one of many changes. Full details of the upcoming changes can be found on the Sheffield Chamber website at
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Headed up by Nick Patrick, the team at SITC are experts in their field and here to continue to support all businesses with any query around international trade or who are experiencing difficulties understanding how these changes will affect their business, and their relationships with their EU suppliers and/or customers. They have been working with Nicky King, managing director of Bobby Rabbit, who says: “The Sheffield team have provided me with invaluable support and advice at an extremely challenging time. My ecommerce business relies on the EU for both imports and exports, and the SITC team have responded to all my many queries promptly, professionally and efficiently.”
A range of services are available for support, including the ability to conduct a bespoke customer compliance audit where SITC can take businesses through upcoming changes step-by-step.
For more information, visit www.scci.org.uk/international-trade, call 0114 201 8888 or email international@scci.org.uk
