As you are aware, the UK officially left the EU on the 31st January 2020 and entered into a transition period during which we will continue to abide by the rules of the EU.
This transition period ends on the 31st of December 2020 and the UK Government have confirmed that there will be no extension to this, despite the current COVID-19 pandemic
situation.
If a new deal cannot be agreed by the end of 2020, then from the 1st of January 2021, the UK and EU will revert to trading on WTO rules and the UK will essentially be a third
party country to the EU, as is the US and China for example.
If this ‘NO DEAL’ arrangement does come to fruition, then any goods arriving from the EU or leaving for the EU, will be subject to the normal customs processes already in place
for our other third party trading partners.
The UK Government have recently confirmed that the move to WTO rules and the imposing of import checks on goods from the EU, will be phased in during 2021 rather than full
implementation from the 1st of January 2021. This will help UK businesses deal with the additional work involved with importing of goods, as well as ease delays at UK ports for
a period.
prepared with measures to counteract the impact of these circumstances, ensuring a continued reliable supply of our products after 31st December 2020. The key actions we have
taken and are constantly reviewing are detailed below.
We hope the measures outlined above gives you some reassurance that we have plans in place to mitigate any negative impact, as far as possible, but if you have any further queries,
please do not hesitate to speak with your usual point of contact or fill in the form below.