BDG - April Updates - 09/04/2019

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HMRC EU Exit webinars for UK businesses trading with the EU HMRC are holding EU Exit webinars for UK businesses trading with the EU. The webinars will cover what UK businesses need to know to keep imports and exports up to speed, and identify the key steps to continue trading with EU businesses. They cover important actions that businesses trading with the EU must take now, including registering for a UK trader number (known as an EORI number) and understanding how to complete customs declarations for all future international trade. The webinars this week will take place on:

• Wednesday 10 April, 14:00 – 15:00
• Thursday 11 April, 11:00 – 12:00

Businesses can register to attend at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/6082815381991713793?source=Apr-HMRC-Stakeholders You can watch a recorded version of the latest webinar here. Updated EORI guidance HMRC has updated its guidance on getting a UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number to trade into and out of the UK. If you have an EORI number that does not start with GB, you need to get one now if you’re going to trade goods into or out of the UK after the UK leaves the EU. It could take three days to get a UK EORI number, so you should apply now. You can apply here. Preparing your business for a no deal EU Exit: guidance and communication products Detailed guidance is available on GOV.UK for businesses on how to prepare for leaving the EU with no deal. The guidance includes:

• the importing guide Trading and moving goods from the EU to the UK if the UK leaves the EU with no deal
• the exporting guide Trading and moving goods from the UK to the EU if the UK leaves the EU with no deal
• a collection of guides that cover all aspects of trading with the EU if the UK leaves without a deal

You can also use the prepare your business or organisation for the UK leaving the EUtool to find out what your business or organisation may need to do to prepare for the UK leaving the EU; what’s changing in your industry; information on specific rules and regulations. Please share these pages with your customers and stakeholders to encourage them to prepare for a no deal EU Exit. There are also a range of communication products you can use to do this, including:

• Videos on importing and exporting in a no deal EU Exit
• Leaflets for different industries
• Social media materials
• Communications pack on roll on roll off ports and Eurotunnel
• Communications pack on import VAT on parcels

Go to GOV.UK to access these guidance pages and communications products. Employer bulletin: EU Exit edition HMRC has published an EU Exit edition of the employer bulletin. This edition has important information on a range of issues that businesses and citizens need to be aware of should the UK leave the EU without a deal. It includes information on:

• Changes for UK employers sending workers to the EU, the EEA or Switzerland in a no deal situation
• Preparing your business for EU Exit
• Access to benefits if the UK leaves the EU without a deal

• Customs Training and IT Grants scheme

• EU Settlement Scheme

Communications toolkit for partners on travelling to the UK after EU Exit A cross-Government communications toolkit on travelling to the UK after EU Exit is now available for partners to use. The aim of the campaign is to:

• Reassure EU citizens that they can continue to travel to the UK;
• Direct travellers to the UK towards www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-after-brexit to understand what will and will not change;
• Encourage travellers to take action to prepare for these changes.

The communications toolkit sets out the main areas of policy for travellers to the UK, and the range of digital communications products you can use to engage with your customers and stakeholders on these areas. You can access the toolkit here. For additional products specific to ports and airports, please access the toolkit here