Brexit adjustment guidance Useful links for directors
This page provides links to advice from Government departments to help directors adjust their organisations to the end of Brexit Transition.
You may wish to start with gov.uk’s Brexit Check Starting Point Tool, which is available here.
For more information, advice and events, visit the IoD’s Covid Hub, or contact the IoD Policy Team here.
- Borders – Cabinet Office
- Customs & Tariffs (inc. Rules of Origin) – HMRC
- VAT – HMRC
- Agrifood, Plants & Horticulture, Chemicals – DEFRA
- Northern Ireland (Protocol)
- Services/Financial Services – DIT/HMT
- Non-EU trade – DIT
- Manufactured goods, Conformity Assessments and Standards – BEIS
- Managing Personal Data
- Audit and Accounting – BEIS/Companies House
- Immigration & Labour Mobility
- Transport – DfT
- Healthcare – DHSC
Borders – Cabinet Office
Revised Border Operating Model (NB this has gone through several iterations and deals with all processes for importing goods after the end of transition – last updated 31 Dec 2020)
EU Transition Trader & Industry Forum
Customs & Tariffs (inc. Rules of Origin) – HMRC
Flowchart for importing from the EU
Flowchart for exporting to the EU
Rules of Origin (to qualify for continued tariff-free trade between the UK and EU (and exceptions))
VAT – HMRC
VAT on Goods Trade and Postponed Accounting
Agrifood, Plants & Horticulture, Chemicals – DEFRA
Information for food & drink businesses trading with the EU
Importing and exporting live animals and/or animal products
Importing and exporting plants/plant products
Transiting animals/animal products through GB
Northern Ireland (Protocol)
Landing page for protocol guidance
Using the Trader Support Service (TSS) to help reduce customs costs
Changes to VAT on moving goods between GB and NI
At-risk information for moving goods from GB to NI
Sending parcels between GB and NI
Cash controls for entering NI from GB
Services/Financial Services – DIT/HMT
Selling services to the EU/EEA/Switzerland from 1 Jan 2020
Guidance landing page for financial services
Non-EU trade – DIT
Guidance landing page for rollover updates
Manufactured goods, Conformity Assessments and Standards – BEIS
Placing manufactured goods on the EU market – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Conformity assessment and accreditation
Audit and Accounting – BEIS/Companies House
Auditing for UK auditors and audit firms operating in the European Economic Area (EEA)
Accounting for European Economic Area (EEA) organisations
Registration and reporting changes
Immigration & Labour Mobility
New points-based system guide to UK immigration from Jan 1st (employers guide)
UK nationals living in EU, EEA and Switzerland after 1 Jan 2021
Working in the EU after Jan 1st – UK nationals living in EU, EEA and Switzerland after 1 Jan 2021
Healthcare links to different European country information
UK nationals living in EU, EEA and Switzerland after 1 Jan 2021
Settled Status – EU/EEA nationals in the UK (until 31 June 2021)
Transport – DfT
Using the new GVMS to move goods (Goods Vehicle Movement System)