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The Don said:
Despite saying that they would be required, the UK government seem to have done little or nothing to actually recruit them.

Again, grabbing headlines but having no intention of actually following through. :mad:
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I know just the person to organise this...Diane 'Dido' Harding.

People with juvenile nicknames are the best equipped to run the country. Ask 'Matt', 'Liz' or 'Boris'.
 
The Don said:
Despite saying that they would be required, the UK government seem to have done little or nothing to actually recruit them.

Again, grabbing headlines but having no intention of actually following through. :mad:
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There is a chronic shortage of vets for bio-security inspections, so expect many, many delays, followed by collapse of businesses.

Ah, Brexit...
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catsmate said:
There is a chronic shortage of vets for bio-security inspections, so expect many, many delays, followed by collapse of businesses.

Ah, Brexit...
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Oh, it's going to be fine.

The UK will simply abandon any bio-security measures on imports and then blame "filthy foreigners" when foot and mouth (or similar) inevitably arrives. If those same "filthy foreigners" insist on their own biosecurity measures on UK exports then we'll complain about them deliberately punishing us for the amazing success of Brexit. :rolleyes:
 
The Don said:
Oh, it's going to be fine.

The UK will simply abandon any bio-security measures on imports and then blame "filthy foreigners" when foot and mouth (or similar) inevitably arrives. If those same "filthy foreigners" insist on their own biosecurity measures on UK exports then we'll complain about them deliberately punishing us for the amazing success of Brexit. :rolleyes:
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do you reckon anyone in the Cabinet has actually read the deal as yet and could tell you what it actually requires?
 
Noooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT PERCY PIG :(

New Brexit trade rules could mean extra tax on Marks & Spencer's Percy Pig sweets outside the UK.

The sugary treats are made in Germany before being shipped to the UK, then re-exported to M&S outlets in Ireland, France and the Czech Republic.

That means they fall foul of complex regulations that now govern UK-EU trade.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55583244
 
Michael Gove says “significant additional disruption” is expected at the border in the coming weeks, particularly on the Dover-Calais route.
But he said that if the government does everything it can, working with businesses, “then we can make sure that we do get to a new normal where trade flows more freely than ever before.”

He's delusional.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Michael Gove says “significant additional disruption” is expected at the border in the coming weeks, particularly on the Dover-Calais route.
But he said that if the government does everything it can, working with businesses, “then we can make sure that we do get to a new normal where trade flows more freely than ever before.”

He's delusional.
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He's a Brexiteer.
 
Government to let farmers use bee-killing pesticide banned in EU

A bee-killing pesticide so poisonous that it is banned by the EU may be used on sugar beet in England, the government has announced.
The decision prompted fury from nature-lovers and environmentalists, who accused ministers of bowing to pressure from farmers.
They said during the biodiversity crisis, when at least half the world’s insects have disappeared, the government should be doing everything it could to save bees, not allow them to be killed.

Environment secretary George Eustice has agreed to let a product containing the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam to treat sugar beet seed this year in an effort to protect the crop from a virus.


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...l-pesticide-insect-sugar-neonic-b1784693.html
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Government to let farmers use bee-killing pesticide banned in EU

A bee-killing pesticide so poisonous that it is banned by the EU may be used on sugar beet in England, the government has announced.
The decision prompted fury from nature-lovers and environmentalists, who accused ministers of bowing to pressure from farmers.
They said during the biodiversity crisis, when at least half the world’s insects have disappeared, the government should be doing everything it could to save bees, not allow them to be killed.

Environment secretary George Eustice has agreed to let a product containing the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam to treat sugar beet seed this year in an effort to protect the crop from a virus.


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...l-pesticide-insect-sugar-neonic-b1784693.html
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A pesticide to protect against a virus? Interesting choice.

I would say this is an example of some Brexit voters getting what they want. The evidence on neo-nicotinoids wasn’t particularly compelling when the EU was discussing a ban in 2013. I stopped following the arguments so I don’t know if the evidence was stronger when the ban came in a couple of years ago. Some Brexit voters might be happy, therefore. Maybe not Brexit voting beekeepers, if the EU was right.
 
Archie Gemmill Goal said:
It's unlikely that most small business computer systems would be set up to deal with international VAT though.

You first of all would have to charge the right VAT on the sale. I wouldn't know how to do this on my systems if someone from Belgium wanted to buy something and I had to charge Belgian VAT. I'd have to fudge it. Which takes 5 or 10 minutes of my time out of the day.

Even more complicated if you sell items at different VAT rates and you then need to keep track of what you actually need to charge.

Then you would have to keep track of which items you have sold to the UK, and the VAT charged so you can submit the return. Again just a faff if your system isn't set up for this, which it probably isn't.

Then you need to submit the return. Then you need to actually pay it... in a foreign currency and in a way that HMRC accepts. And incur the charges for the transaction. Plus any currency movement.

Plus you leave yourself open to HMRC deciding that they want to audit you or query your submissions.

Far from 10 minutes every quarter and if you are only doing a handful of orders to the UK I wouldn't bother with it. Would you?
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Custom VAT codes and sales reports by customer country are not that complicated to set up on even a basic accounting package. If you haven't moved beyond spreadsheets then there may be an issue.

Submission of a VAT return requires a UK Government Gateway account but is simple; HMRC accepts payments by card.

If that's too complicated sell via Amazon etc.
 
Aber said:
Custom VAT codes and sales reports by customer country are not that complicated to set up on even a basic accounting package. If you haven't moved beyond spreadsheets then there may be an issue.

Submission of a VAT return requires a UK Government Gateway account but is simple; HMRC accepts payments by card.

If that's too complicated sell via Amazon etc.
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Archie Gemmill Goal said:
And I think people forget especially for online selling how thin the margins are. If you are factoring in selling internationally then it really isn't going to be worth the hassle in many cases.

I have a couple of EU suppliers that I haven't had to use this year yet but I imagine when I look into it then it may well not be worth it as no doubt they will have to increase prices.
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This week I've chatted to a couple of small business owners in my little corner of France. One is British and his business consisted of reselling goods imported from the UK: he has chosen to shut up shop and retire early. The other is a French-owned business manufacturing and selling very specific spare parts. He's decided to stop shipping to the UK and concentrate on his key markets of Germany and Italy.

But, you know, sunlit uplands and all that.
 
malbui said:
This week I've chatted to a couple of small business owners in my little corner of France. One is British and his business consisted of reselling goods imported from the UK: he has chosen to shut up shop and retire early. The other is a French-owned business manufacturing and selling very specific spare parts. He's decided to stop shipping to the UK and concentrate on his key markets of Germany and Italy.

But, you know, sunlit uplands and all that.
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Shame... apparently its super easy and just 10 minutes work to resolve it all :rolleyes:
 
Captain_Swoop said:
I have stopped selling to Europe
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Nitpick: I think you mean the 'European Union', unless you've also stopped selling to England, Wales and Scotland. They do remain in the geographical area of Europe, despite the fever-fantasies of Brexiteers.
 
UK ‘rejected offer’ of visa-free tours by musicians in EU, despite blaming Brussels it appears the stumbling block was Priti Patel’s immigration crackdown which has introduced tough restrictions on tours by EU musicians.
 
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