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BOSS Today #49

Northern Ireland Protocol Update and Northern Ireland, and into Northern (eg ‘Italexit’, of course). The poll findings
The Government has this month issued Ireland from outside of the UK. come just weeks after a new anti-EU
further guidance for businesses moving You can also use it to get customs political party was launched in Italy,
goods under the Northern Ireland declarations completed on your behalf. modelling itself on Nigel Farage’s Brexit
Protocol. Due to take effect at the end The Service is expected to go live in Party.
of the Transition Period, the Protocol is September, and you can register your France and Spain have both showed
the practical solution designed to avoid interest now, by clicking here. moderate support for changing their
a hard border between Northern Ireland relationship with the bloc, while Germany
and the Republic. Brexit’s Impact on EU Stability was the member state least likely of the
A poll conducted by Euronews found that, four major players to consider leaving the
Exporting NI to GB if Brexit is a success, Italy is the most Union.
Moving goods from Northern Ireland to likely nation state to leave the EU next
Great Britain should take place as it does
now – there will be no additional process,
paperwork, or restrictions on Northern
Ireland goods moving to Great Britain, WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON...
delivering unfettered access.

Exporting GB to NI Exporting to the Rest of the World strength of intellectual property rights.
Changes for goods moving from Great Trading agreements between the EU Curious? The World Bank says the
Britain to Northern Ireland will be kept and non-EU countries will no longer below are the top ten most business-
to an absolute minimum but will entail apply to UK businesses from 1 January friendly countries as of 2019:
some new admin processes, notably 2021. The UK is therefore seeking
new electronic import declaration to replicate trading arrangements 1. New Zealand
requirements, and safety and security between EU and non-EU countries. 2. Singapore
information, for goods entering Northern If you are not exporting to 3. Hong Kong, China
Ireland from the rest of the UK. These worldwide countries, but thinking 4. Denmark
are needed to make sure that tariffs are about finding opportunities in new 5. Korean Republic
not paid on trade within the UK and that markets, try out the Department for 6. United States
goods going to Ireland pay tariffs when Trade & Industry’s Export Guides by 7. Georgia
they should. clicking on the links below. It will tell 8. UK
A new Trader Support Service (more you what that country’s GDP is, the 9. Norway
information below), available to all size of various markets, demand, and 10. Sweden
traders at no cost, will be available, the visas you might need. It also tells
alongside guidance on the processes for you how easy it is to do business there,
food and agricultural products. compared to other nations, based on
its simplicity of regulation and the
Trader Support Service (TSS)
As mentioned above, the new Trader
Support Service will be made available To check rules about exporting
to non-EU countries from 2021
to all traders who move goods between
onwards, please click here.
GB and NI, or bring goods into NI from
To check export guides, click here
outside of the UK.
The TSS will be free to use and will To sign up to the BOSS Brexit Bulletin,
guide you through any changes to the please contact liz@bossfederation.co.uk
way goods move between Great Britain

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