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With fewer than 30 days to go to the end of the Transition Period, we will be sharing with you some of the key information about what you need to do now to help you prepare your business for January 2021.
You are responsible for checking and acting on relevant information but we want to support you by signposting to sources of useful information and guidance.
Supporting you
Visit the dedicated web page ‘Prepare your food and drink business for 1 January 2021’ on Gov.UK, where you can find all the latest transition information in one place.
Export Club: Trade after EU Exit - weekly online drop in surgery
Every Tuesday from 9.30 am the Export Club team will be available to discuss, share information and discuss issues on preparing your business for 1 January 2021. One to one sessions are also available. For more information click here
Watch Food and Drink Wales Industry Board member James Wright from Aber Falls distillery shares how the company is preparing for the end of the Transition Period
In this challenging time for the food and drink businesses, we’ve established a range of specialist and regional support helplines
We’ve developed a specialist self-assessment tool for food and drink businesses to help you think about your resilience and identify areas where you need support, access the pdf here
Visit the agri-food sector specific EU Exit hub. The Food and Drink Federation together with 50 other trade bodies are involved with the site which provides information on what will change from January 1 2021.
DEFRA trader readiness webinars are now available to watch online:
Consider joining a Welsh Government Cluster Group
Find out about food labelling
Read more advice from HMRC on action you can take now to prepare your business.
What can you do now to get ready to trade with the EU from 1 January 2021?
Read our latest guidance on preparing for 1 January 2021 for commercial fishers, merchants, and exporters
Get a GB EORI number
You will need an EORI number to complete customs declarations. You can register for free by going to www.gov.uk/eori
Decide how you’re going to make customs declarations
Customs agents, freight forwarders and express operators can help you with declarations and ensure you’re providing the necessary information. For more information, click here
See if your imported goods are eligible for staged controls
Most traders with a good compliance record will be able to defer import declarations on most goods for up to 6 months after 1 January 2021. For more information, click here
If you move goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, you can sign up to use the free Trader Support Service (TSS)
Do you hire staff from outside the EU? Find out about new rules and arrangements from January 1 2021 here
Read about the rules and logos for the UK’s new independent Geographical Indications (GI) schemes, granting special status to popular and traditional products
Further information on future trading with the EU is available here
Keeping up to date
Subscribe to HMRC’s free email update service and select ‘Sign up to help and support emails from HMRC’.
Subscribe to Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Industry newsletter
Business readiness survey
Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to the survey in our last newsletter. We appreciate you taking the time and the information you shared with us will feed into our future communications with the sector and enable us to signpost the most crucial information that you need.
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