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Brexit - Stupid is as stupid does!

Brexit

The UK has now left the European Union (EU), Single Market and Customs Union. The UK Government also introduced in January 2021 new rules for the import and export of goods, basically stating that a customs declaration will have to be made when exporting goods from the UK to the EU.  Basically for me that means more paperwork, extra bureaucracy and red tape involving EORI numbers, Harmonized System (HS) tariff codes etc.  This will naturally also mean higher costs to ship outside of the UK.  Brexit has burdened small UK businesses with this, replacing free movement of goods that we enjoyed as part of the EU / Single Market.

To overcome the big issues that Brexit and the new rules that the UK Government introduced in January 2021 have caused my sales direct to customers outside of the UK, I have no choice other than to sell through the major online platforms such as Amazon, Etsy and eBay who cover the admin burden imposed on small businesses like mine by Brexit and the new rules on exporting.

If the UK realises that Brexit is not a good idea and decides to re-join the EU or the single market etc., then this page becomes as useful as trying to get a politician to answer a question without either avoiding it or bending reality to line their pockets.

Brexit V4 – Last updated 11th January 2023 and made available without liability by Basil Bahrani, Tina Macnaughton’s website manager.

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