EU-UK: A new relationship

28 June 2021 – The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement On 24 December 2020, the EU and the UK reached an agreement on the terms of their relationship following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) formally entered into force on 1 May 2021 and provides for zero tariffs and zero…

Any UK parcel sent to the EU must have a customs declaration form from 1 January

29 December 2020 – Any parcel posted from the UK to the European Union (EU) must come with a completed customs declaration form from 1 January 2021, according to new post-Brexit Post Office procedure. Those sending packages from England, Scotland or Wales to any EU country must now attach a customs declaration, otherwise the parcel…

‘Alternative to Irish backstop’ consultant in line for £200m contract

16th September 2020 – © AFP/Getty Former Washington lobbyist Shanker Singham has been described as the ‘Brexiteers’ brain’. A consultant who had a leading role in the campaign for an alternative to Theresa May’s Irish border “backstop” is in the running for all or part of a £200m government contract related to the post-Brexit checks down…