Government Guidance: What your business needs to know

(Full guidance is available at https://www.gov.uk/brexit)

• If you import or export, there may be changes to UK-EU trade at the UK border including on customs, tariffs, and VAT.
  • Apply for a UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number at https://www.gov.uk/eori to continue to trade with the EU
  • Check your responsibilities for making customs declarations.
    • For importing, follow this link for further guidance: https://www.gov.uk/prepare-import-to-uk-after-brexit.
    • For exporting, follow this link for further guidance: https://www.gov.uk/prepare-export-from-uk-after-brexitThere are grants available to help with training, recruitment and IT upgrade costs associated with completing customs declarations, and full guidance is available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/grants-for-businesses-that-complete-customs-declarations
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• If you transfer personal data into the UK, there may be changes to how you send or receive personal data from international partners, including the EEA.
  • Follow this link for the latest guidance: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-and-brexit/data-protection-and-brexit-for-small-organisations/
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• If you provide services or operate in the EU/EEA, there may be new rules you need to comply with. This could affect your business if:
  • you have branch(es) in the EU
  • you operate in a service sector within the EU
  • you’re planning a merger with an EU company
  • you or your employees travel to EU/EEA countries for business

You will need to check the regulations and visa requirements to understand how changes could affect your business

• If you sell manufactured goods, your business may need to check regulatory requirements for UK and EU markets – including labelling, approvals and testing.
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• If you employ EU citizens, you will still be able to as you do now and need not take any immediate action until at least January 2021. Further guidance is available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employing-eu-eea-and-swiss-citizens-and-their-family-members-after-brexit
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• If you hold intellectual property, there may be changes affecting copyright, patents, designs and trademarks. Further guidance is available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intellectual-property-and-brexit
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• If you receive EU funding, the government has guaranteed any funding secured through EU programmes until the end of 2020. Further guidance is available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/european-and-domestic-funding-after-brexit
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• If you trade/move goods between Northern Ireland and Ireland, guidance can be found at https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/business-and-employers-brexit-information.

Grants to help cover expenditure related to Brexit preparation up to £50,000 are available to businesses based in Northern Ireland and guidance can be found at https://www.investni.com/get-ready-for-brexit/brexit-preparation-grant.html

• For businesses based in Scotland, there is guidance on how to apply for grants to help with Brexit preparation at https://www.prepareforbrexit.scot/updates/brexit-support-grant
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• There is step by step guidance on how businesses can prepare for a no-deal Brexit at https://www.gov.uk/business-uk-leaving-eu