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BOSS Today #50

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address will need to be included on the We’ve published more information on The deal does not avoid the
item itself. this, and text for you to copy and paste need for the significant
for the declaration, in our summary
Rules of Origin article on RoO which you can find in the amount of paperwork that
The idea behind the Rules of Origin (RoO) news section of our website, please businesses will need to get
requirements now in place is to ensure click here.
that the benefits of the deal are only used to completing.
given to products that originate in the EU Where to get more help
or UK and not from third countries. For all Brexit queries, in the first instance
So, to avoid paying tariffs on trading use the Government’s checker tool at
between the UK and EU, traders should gov.uk/transition. This allows you to
make sure they meet the relevant RoO for enter details about your business to
their products. Furthermore, they must receive tailored advice on what steps
self-certify that the rules have been met. you need to take.
Practically, this means making a Our EU Exit Guide ‘Getting Ready for
statement on the goods invoice to a New Relationship with the EU’ can be
confirm that the products are of UK/EU accessed here. It covers various aspects
preferential origin (in other words, that of the new relationship between the UK
they originated in the UK/EU). and the EU and what you need to do –
In summary, a product is considered to looking at not only trade but staffing,
have originated in the EU-UK free trade business travel, public procurement and
area if it is ‘wholly obtained’ in either the advice about contracts.
UK or EU; if it is produced in that area
exclusively from originating materials, or To download the BOSS EU exit guide,
if any ‘non-originating’ (i.e. from the rest click here
of the world) materials incorporated in it To read all Brexit Bulletins, please For further information contact
satisfy product-specific origin rules. click here carys.davis@bpif.org.uk

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