Department for International Trade's 2020/21 Inward Investment Report

  • Department for International Trade’s 2020/21 Inward Investment Report

    26th August 2021

    The Department for International Trade’s 2020/21 Inward Investment Report was published on Wednesday. Please read the full document here.

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  • ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXTENSION OF CE MARKING EASEMENT – BCC REACTION

    23rd August 2021

    William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce,  said:    “The British Chambers of Commerce has led business calls for an extension of at least a year on the easement for CE markings on imported industrial goods, spare parts, and components.       “Businesses will welcome this…

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  • BCC RESPONDS TO ONS TRADE FIGURES FOR JUNE 2021

    23rd August 2021

    Commenting on ONS Trade figures for June 2021, published today, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “There has been a slight decrease in overall exports (by £0.6bn) which has been matched by a slight increase in imports (by £1bn). “The export data…

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  • Trade Advisers – New Chamber Member Offering Solutions International Trade Challenges

    28th June 2021

    The UK’s departure from the EU has brought international trade to the centre stage with concepts such as origin, tariff classification and Customs declarations in common parlance. New Chamber member, Trade Advisers, has been guiding and training clients in a range of subjects necessary to cope with the post-Brexit obligations.…

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  • Non-EU food and drink exports exceeds EU share following large drop in sales

    23rd June 2021

    Exports of food and drink to non-EU markets topped sales to the EU in the first quarter of 2021, with EU sales falling 47% compared with Q1 2020, as a result of the on-going impacts of Covid-19 and changes in the UK’s trading relationships. Sales to non-EU nations accounted for 55%…

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  • Government reaches historic deal on US tariff dispute

    23rd June 2021

    The International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has today struck an historic deal with the US on the Airbus-Boeing dispute in a major win for industries like Scotch whisky. After talks with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai at the Department for International Trade’s headquarters in central London, both sides have agreed…

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  • UK agrees historic trade deal with Australia

    15th June 2021

    The UK has secured a trade deal with Australia eliminating tariffs on all UK goods and boosting jobs and businesses across the country, in the first major trade deal negotiated from scratch by the Government since we left the EU. The main elements of the deal were agreed by Prime…

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  • Iconic British exports expected to benefit from any trade deal with Australia 

    8th June 2021

    Some of the Britain’s most famous exports could enjoy major wins from a UK-Australia trade deal, the Department for International Trade has revealed. UK negotiators are working to remove tariffs impacting our car, train, fashion, and food and drink industries, making it cheaper and easier to sell goods to Australia, supporting jobs and boosting…

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  • UK announces trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein

    7th June 2021

    The United Kingdom has secured a new trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein that will boost critical British sectors like digital, slash tariffs on high-quality British food and farm products and supports jobs in every corner of our country. The deal agreed in principle today (4th June) is the…

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  • SME Brexit Support Fund

    27th May 2021

    The SME Brexit Support Fund is for small and medium sized businesses who are new to importing or exporting. It can help adjust to new customs, rules of origin and VAT rules when trading with the EU. It could give you up to £2,000 to help with training or professional…

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