Disagreements over ink colour on post-Brexit forms ‘hitting exports’

Disagreements over the colour of INK used on official post-Brexit paperwork are hitting exports, industry chiefs warn as they say as soon as one problem is fixed ‘another two crop up’ Post-Brexit paperwork and new checks have been blamed for slowing exports Trade chiefs said today disagreements over ink also hitting movement of goods They … Read more

LORD BAMFORD: I built up JCB into a global exports titan

A New Year. A new beginning. Time to look ahead to the future. A Brexit deal was finally done on Christmas Eve.  A negotiated settlement based on zero tariffs, which I suspect is the preferred outcome for the majority of businesses on both sides of the Channel. It is certainly my preferred outcome. Some bumpy … Read more

Britain wants to end American tariffs on scotch whisky exports by cutting US tariffs after Brexit 

By Jason Groves and James Franey for the Daily Mail and Ross Ibbetson for MailOnline Boris Johnson will fly to Brussels tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. In a dramatic intervention, the Prime Minister will try to thrash out the framework of a deal over dinner with European Commission chief … Read more

EU threatens to ban UK food exports if no trade deal agreed

The European Union has hinted it could ban UK food exports to the bloc if the two sides fail to agree a trade deal by the end of the year.  Michel Barnier said there were still ‘many uncertainties’ on the UK’s post-Brexit standards regime and that ‘more clarity is needed’ in order for Brussels to … Read more

Fears of global trade war with China after Beijing slaps an 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports

There are fears Britain could be dragged into a global trade war with China after Beijing slapped an 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports as punishment for demanding an independent coronavirus inquiry – which 100 nations including the UK supported.      The World Health Organization bowed to calls from most of its member states to … Read more

Chancellor’s £5bn pot to support UK exports as businesses prepare for life after Brexit 

Chancellor’s £5bn pot to support UK exports as businesses prepare for life after Brexit By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 The Chancellor is set to hand a £5billion boost to British exports as businesses prepare for life outside the … Read more