Reacting to news of a proposed agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of...

Traders moving goods under the Common Transit Convention (CTC) can now benefit from a number of improvements made to HMRC’s online...

The year 2023 began with high expectations and urgent demands for concerted climate action, a large part of which involves the complex...

On 1st February the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union confirmed that civil service members of the union will be going on strike...

Over 40% of Certificates of Origin issued worldwide are now printed on plain paper. As we move into a digital future the Chamber wants to...

On the 30th December CDS Declarations had some issues where VAT charges were duplicated and this also affected excise. HMRC has issued...

New data released in December by the British Chambers of Commerce, from a survey of more than 1,168 businesses (92% SMEs), shows...

Traders are urged to apply for authorisation under the UK Trader Scheme if they wish to declare their goods as 'non-risk' or entering the...

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is calling on members and non-members to assist with user research for UK Export Finance’s (UKEF)...

Update on the Origin of Second-Hand (Worn) Clothing The need to clean and fumigate clothing on the rules of origin of second-hand...

On 9th December 2022 – the UK and South Korea started trade talks to negotiate a new trade agreement. The current trade agreement between...

Since the 1st of January 2022, traders have been asked to pre-notify all plants and plant products arriving to the UK either on IPAFFS...

The Rules of origin are the criteria needed to determine the origin of a product in line with the trade preference agreements set out by...

Last month the UK Government announced that starting from 9th November 2022 citizens of Colombia, Peru and Guyana do not need to apply...

Before you start exporting your goods globally, it is very likely that this will start with a quote request from a potential customer...

This is one of the most commonly asked questions by Chamber members and customers, so let’s start by explaining what Customs Procedure...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the world’s largest free trade area which brings together 54 countries part of the...

Turkey is strategically located at the meeting points of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, on a peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea,...

We all know that dealing with export documentation can be a bit of a mine field. Exporters must deal with the preparation of the...

According to OECD, Foreign aid from official donors rose to an all-time high of USD$161.2 billion in 2020, up 3.5% in real terms from...