by Lucinda O'Reilly | Nov 23, 2024 | News
The UK is pausing the development of the Single Trade Window, a digital border service that would have streamlined data relating to cross-border trade. James Murray, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, made a written statement to the House today (5 November) to...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Oct 22, 2024 | News
The government has confirmed that the planned ‘Not for EU’ labels scheme will be dropped following a consultation. In a policy update released yesterday, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it would not be moving forward with the...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Sep 1, 2024 | News
Business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has outlined his agenda for trade and his commitment to creating an aligned industrial strategy. He also emphasised an upcoming drive to attract international investment to the UK, which he stated would create “good,...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Aug 1, 2024 | News
The US has eased its export controls programme in order to allow improved technology sharing with the other members of the AUKUS security agreement, Australia and the UK. The US State Department has informed Congress that it considers Australia and the UK to have...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jul 1, 2024 | News
A South African trade minister has voiced opposition to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) at a recent meeting of the BRICS bloc of nations in Russia. The EU’s CBAM, which imposes levies on goods which have manufacturing processes resulting in higher...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jun 1, 2024 | News
The UK government has warned businesses that it won’t tolerate the repeated and criminal practice of incorrectly completing customs documents to avoid new charges. The claims follow the second round of Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) rules that were introduced in...