Despite the lack of a functioning Parliament in the UK, HMRC continues to issue guidance on matters relating to Brexit aimed at helping business and individuals prepare for 31 October. We strongly recommend that our readers sign up sign up to receive these updates, if they haven’t already done so.
An Agent Update Brexit Special has also been published by HMRC which features:
- Brexit communications resources
- grants for businesses completing customs declarations
- HMRC Brexit webinars
- changes for UK employers sending workers to the EU, the EEA or Switzerland
- Transitional Simplified Procedures
- merchandise in baggage
- claims for VAT on business expenses after Brexit.
The government has said that the UK will be leaving the EU on 31 October whatever the circumstances.
When the UK leaves, there will be immediate changes to the way UK businesses trade with the EU that may impact on you and your clients. HMRC are holding a number of Getting ready for Brexit webinars in the coming weeks - choose a date and time that suits you. More dates will be added.
Each live webinar provides an overview for UK businesses involved in the movement of goods between the EU and the UK. Find out what you need to know to keep importing and exporting, including:
- why it’s important to apply for an Economic Operator Registration and Identification number (EORI) if HMRC haven’t automatically allocated one to your business;
- what Transitional Simplified Procedures are;
- how to prepare to make customs declarations;
- what Entry Summary Declarations are; and
- how to pay the correct Customs Duty and VAT.
You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions during the webinar using the on-screen text box. HMRC stresses that they may not be able to answer all questions raised during the webinar. HMRC will provide useful links to regularly updated information at the end of the webinar.
Some recent Brexit updates received from HMRC are set out below:
- Flowcharts for import and export processes after Brexit
- Help and support for traders in a no-deal Brexit
- Healthcare after Brexit: visiting the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
- Complete your VAT Return to account for import VAT in a no-deal Brexit
- Check when you’ll need to account for import VAT in a no-deal Brexit
- Farmers and food producers: steps to export meat and dairy to the EU after Brexit
- Flowcharts for import and export processes after Brexit
- Farmers and livestock exporters: steps to export live animals to the EU after Brexit
- Pay VAT when you sell digital services to EU customers after Brexit
- Claim VAT refunds from EU countries after Brexit
- UK trade agreements with non-EU countries in a no-deal Brexit
- How healthcare providers can prepare for Brexit
- Prepare your food and drink business for a no-deal Brexit
- Export fish after a no-deal Brexit
- Exporting animals and animal products in a no-deal Brexit
- Importing animals, animal products and high-risk food and feed not of animal origin if there’s a no-deal Brexit
- Trading with the UK as an EU business after Brexit
- EU Settlement Scheme: employer toolkit
- EU Settlement Scheme: ID document scanner locations
- EU Settlement Scheme: application processing times
- Government takes steps to protect healthcare access for UK nationals living in the EU after 31 October
- Healthcare after Brexit: living in the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
- Healthcare after Brexit: visiting the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
- Identify livestock for export to the EU in a no-deal Brexit
- Seafood exporters: steps to export fishery products to the EU after Brexit
- Accounting for UK companies after Brexit
- Accounting for EEA organisations after Brexit
- HMRC Brexit communications resources
- Letters on no deal Brexit advice for businesses trading with the EU
- Letters on no deal Brexit advice for businesses trading with the EU and/or the rest of the world
- Exporting animals and animal products in a no-deal Brexit