Love being quoted just based on my tweets (especially the sarcastic ones). Thanks Express.

So let's unpack this. Should companies be setting shop in the EU?

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Some- yes.

It's all about what the company does, where it brings goods from, what happens to the goods in the UK and where they're sold to.

/2
In some cases, you'd have double or triple duties after bringing goods into the UK. Rules or origin might be an issue (Percy Pigs). And then there is VAT and cases where you might need a representative in the EU country and loss of triangulation.

/3
Each company thinking about setting up in the EU needs to properly analyse what that means - cost vs benefits.

Setting up in the EU means extra costs. How much are you saving avoiding red tape in the UK?

/4
It's not one size fits all. Not every company could and should be thinking about such an option.

For some, it will be a no brainer and the only way to continue doing what they do now. But not for others.

/5
TL:DR businesses considering setting up in the EU should have a good business case - one based on their own circumstances.

Get advice. Speak to ppl. Think it through.

But yes, for some companies that's the way forward.

/end

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26 Jan
I fully appreciate that hearing that DIT advises UK companies to set up in the EU is shocking. It really isn't good PR given that one of the goals of Brexit was to avoid red tape.

But there really isn't anything particularly unusual about it.

Think of it this way

/1
A UK company is exporting to Vietnam and the supply chain becomes more complicated over time, more integrated. The company no longer only exports but moves parts back and forth, perhaps has a sister company in Vietnam that it purchases from but still invoices via the UK

/2
That part of the business is big enough to be crucial for the company. At some point, it will consider setting up a presence in Vietnam to avoid non-tariff measures and simplify the process.

/3
Read 5 tweets
21 Jan
Approaching the end of Week 3. This is what I'm seeing on the ground.

Everything is picking up. A number of companies had enough stock to last them through Jan.

They are now preparing to start importing/exporting for the first time

/1
Some of them are still asking very basic questions and do not understand what it means to be an importer/ exporter. Not to mention all the forms etc.

Some still struggling to find a customs broker or only now starting to look for one (!!!)

/2
No conversations with current hauliers, brokers re capacity, no conversations with suppliers/clients re division of responsibility.

Bit late for everything now.

/3
Read 6 tweets
20 Jan
Just been talking to someone about long term effects of Brexit and it got me thinking about all these industries that are at a standstill at the moment, in shock over the new red tape.

/1
While it’s true that many industries are at a standstill and are struggling to export now, that’s just the beginning.

/2
Border issues will eventually get sorted. IT systems will work (more or less) and we’ll get the hang of these new formalities.

And at that point, many companies will realise that the extra red tape and these extra costs are not going away.

/3
Read 8 tweets
20 Jan
Reminder - we talked about transit in the context of alternative border arrangements and moving checks away from the border.

Now we can see why that was not a good idea

/1
Transit is a customs procedure. As all procedures it comes with additional requirements, providing a guarantee for each movement is one of them.

While transit is common (no pun intended) we are not set up to use it on this scale.

/2
Other problems with transit systems were reported over the weekend leading to some difficult conversations with stakeholders.

/3
Read 4 tweets
19 Jan
Short 🧵on my key point from today's webinar on rules of origin.

Great questions from 1.3k (🤯) ppl in the audience and always such a pleasure to listen to @MichaelGasiorek and @pwrighting share their expertise on trade and origin.

/1
We hear so much about rules of origin but it's important to understand they are not just one thing - rather a set of requirements.

I always talk about them in terms of 3 different layers of origin requirements.

/2
Layer 1⃣ - product-specific rules.

You need to make sure your product meets rules for that particular product (based on your commodity code) under the specific trade agreement. There are different rules:

✅for different products
✅under each/most agreements.

/3
Read 6 tweets
19 Jan
The new border procedures, including SPS formalities:

1⃣ cause delays both at the premises (before the goods move) and at the border
2⃣ are expensive
3⃣ can make the product unattractive to EU buyers - esp for perishable goods (you want your meat to be fresh)

/1
Customs processes are difficult enough but SPS ones are a pain. Read a couple of examples 👇 (h/t @vivamjm )

"The Eurotunnel needs to process 500 lorries an hour but only has the veterinary capacity for 150 an hour."

/2


foodandfarmingfutures.co.uk/PrestoMobile#/…
We know that the TCA did not achieve much in this area.

"For a 15 tonne load, the vet had to stamp paperwork 72 times" - @emilyrees_eu has been talking about the need for e certificates.

/3
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